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　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough．If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as(1)________about the manners and customs of your hosts．You will probably be(2)________ to see just how different they can be from your own．

　　A(3)________ to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at the table．The left hand should be(4)________ for washing yourself．Also in India, you might see a man(5)________ his head at another and think that he is disagreeing．But in many parts of India this movement just(6)________ agreement or acceptance．

　　At a meal in the Arab countries, you will find that the drinking cup is always refilled as soon as you drink it．The way to say that you have had(7)________ is to take the cup or glass in your hand and swing it a little from side to side or put your hand over the top．

　　In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone,(8)________ at an important meeting．(9)________ this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause(10)________．Also when in Thailand, do not touch the head of an adult－it's just not done．

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　　Summer holidays are coming soon．Are you going to travel?If you plan to take a plane, you will have a healthy trip by following these suggestions(建議)．

A．This will help prevent yourself from getting hurt．

B．Better drink water or juice when you feel thirsty．

C．Get up and walk around every 60 to 90 minutes．

D．Ask for a window seat or a seat over the wing．

5．What's the best title for the passage?________

A．A Plan for Summer Holidays

B．Suggestions for an Interesting Trip

C．Suggestions for a Healthy Air Trip

D．Problems During an Air Trip

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　　In the morning I was very delighted(欣喜的)because I(1)________(invite)my good friend, Mary, to spend the weekend together．Because of our busy work, we(2)________(not meet)for a long time．I(3)________(arrive)at the tea house at 1 p.m．Mary(4)________(not be)there．So I(5)________(choose)a peaceful corner and(6)________(sit)down to wait for her．She came at 2 o'clock．She told me that her car(7)________(break)down on her way here．Later I suggested seeing the film called‘Rush Hour’, but she said she(8)________(see)it twice．Mary suggested going shopping．Though I don't like shopping, I agreed．Nanjing Road Walkway gone and someone(9)________(steal)it．What a bad luck!After we(10)________(report)it to the police, Mary sent me home．

　　My poor weekend!

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　　Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．

　　First, reading books is(1)________．You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby too．You can really become lost(2)________ a book．

　　Next, you can read a book(3)________：in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed－even in the bath．All you need is a book!Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again．

　　(4)________ good reason for reading books is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it．This(5)________ that you will read faster and will become better at(6)________ what you read．As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much(7)________．Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more．

　　Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be．Reading is(8)________ out of date!

　　Good(9)________ are most likely to be good writers, too．They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about．Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best．(10)________ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable?

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　　Not so many years ago, you hardly ever saw computers．Now they are(1)________．

　　There may(2)________ be tiny, hidden computers in your home that you are(3)________ of．There may be one inside your TV set, telephone(4)________ washing machine．So maybe you de-pend on computers(5)________ than you realize．

What kind of jobs can a computer do?

　　It's common knowledge(6)________ computers are super calculators．They can calculate very(7)________ and rarely give wrong answers．They can also type, print and draw things(8)________ diagrams and graphs．They can teach you and play games with you．More importantly, they can(9)________ railways(like the underground)and fly aeroplanes and spaceships．For these(10)________, we often call them electronic brains．

This year's road race was the best I've ever seen．The race is held(1)________, and entrance to the stand is free．It was a cold morning, and the teams had woken up early to get their cars(2)________．They had practised long and it was hard to get here．The race was to start at 11 o'clock, but started late because the track wasn't(3)________．There was a loud noise when all the drivers(4)________, then they drove quickly to the(5)________ line．The gun went off, and the cars rush(6)________．They drove past the stands, and turned a corner onto the second track．On the fifth lap one driver made a(7)________, and his car stopped dead when it hit something．The race was fast, and all the drivers drove well．But it was(8)________ from the beginning who was going to win：an Australian driver had taken the inside lane and was in first place on only the second lap．Over the rest of the race the others fell(9)________ a long way．It was an(10)________ win for him, and he went on driving round the track for another lap to celebrate his win．