1. It is considered i      in the US to eat,drink or chew gum during class.

  There are good people in this world. Many don't have the means to give,but they do help others.

  They really shine this time of year. Maybe it's the season or maybe people notice more during the holidays. In one day,I read about two heroes to humani?ty. One is an anonymous donor from Kansas City,Missouri. They call him "Se?cret Santa". Every Christmas,he shows up at homeless shelters,food banks and other places where people in need go for help. He hands $ 100 bills to those in need. This year he travelled to parts of New York and New Jersey,where many lost everything to hurricane Sandy.

Escorted (護(hù)送) by a police motorcade made up of policemen from both New York and New Jersey,Secret Santa visited the hardest hit areas and distributed $ 100,000 to those in need.

  That same day,I read about a man who has much less than Secret Santa to give away.

On November 14,2012,New York police officer Lawrence DePrimo was patrolling Times Square,when he noticed a homeless man sitting on the sidewalk. His feet were bare—no shoes or socks. Officer DePrimo was heavily dressed but was still cold that night. He wore two pairs of socks to fend off the cold.

  He walked up to the man,asked him for his shoe size,went inside a nearby-shoe store and paid seventy-five dollars,walked outside,and handed him the new socks and winter boots. The man's face glowed with delight as he accepted the gift.

  Officer DePrimo did this with no thought of being recognized for his kind?ness. The daughter of a former policeman ₉ Jennifer Foster, witnessed the event and took a picture that tells a story that many will never forget―a kind man giving from his own savings to a man who was cold and had nothing.

What would this world be like with more people like Secret Santa and officer DePrimo?

It could be a beautiful place.

1. What should be the best title for this passage?

   A. It could be a beautiful place

   B. An American policeman helped a homeless man

   C. Who is the Secret Santa?

   D. Who is the kindest person?

2. Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?

   A. The Secret Santa refers to Lawrence DePrimo.

   B. Hurricane Sandy made many people homeless in New Jersey.

   C. This year the Secret Santa donated $ 100,000 in total.

   D. The homeless knew who the Secret Santa was at last.

3. The underlined phrase "fend off" can be replaced by "      ",

   A. keep off   B. put off   C. hold out   D. put on

4. The passage is developed by      .

   A. providing different examples

   B. following the order of time

   C. making comparisons

   D. analysing causes

  Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and rela?tionships. For example,in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman's smile at a police of?ficer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example,many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Ameri?cans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities) . Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places;some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In south-east Asian cultures,a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.

  Our faces show emotions (情感) ，but we should not attempt to "read" people from another culture as we would "read" someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather,there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For exam?ple,in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends,Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly. 

  It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cul?tural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotions are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits,we may make the mistake of "reading" the other person incorrectly.

1. What does the smile usually mean in the US?

   A. Love.

   B. Politeness.

   C. Joy.

   D. Thankfulness.

2. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can

   A. show friendliness to strangers   B. be used to hide true feelings  

    C. be used in the wrong places   D. show personal habits

3. What should we do before attempting to "read" people?

   A. Learn about their relations with others.

   B. Understand their cultural backgrounds.

   C. Find out about their past experience.

   D. Figure out what they will do next.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. Cultural differences   B. Smiles and relationships

   C. Facial expressiveness   D. Habits and emotions

M：Hi,Betty,how are you? I haven't seen you for days!Where have you been? What 1.        (happen) to you?

W_: Well,I have been 2.        little ill.

M_: Oh,I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't know. What was wrong? 

W：Well,3.        (actual) ，I caught a cold.

M：Oh dear!Are you all right now?

W：Oh yes,thanks. It began on Wednesday and it's been three days. I haven't been that ill for a long time. But I'm 4.        better now.

M：Thank God you are 5.        now.

W：And that's 6.         I'm able to come to today's picnic. Haven't seen you all for a long time 7.        I miss you so much. And I need some outdoor activities. I'm just feeling a little tired. That's all.

M_: Well,perhaps you haven't 8.        (eat) properly. Or,perhaps you've been working too hard.

W：I think you're right on both counts. I have to stay up really late at night to study for the 9.        (come) exam.

M：Well,make sure you eat properly and get as much rest as you can. Take better 10.        of yourself.

15. ―You didn't wait for Elizabeth last night,did you?

―Yes,but we         . She didn't come at all.

14. ―Must I finish it today?

―You      Just finish it as soon as possible.

13. ―You didn't wait for Tom yesterday.

―Yes,but we         . He didn't come.

12. Mark        have hurried. After driving at top speed,he arrived half an hour early.

11. ―Did you ask Sophia for help?

―I        need to -I managed perfectly well on my own.

10. If you        go,at least wait until the storm is over.