Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language（語音） and some of the customs（風俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
【小題1】It is _____ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.

A．not useful

B．not helpful

C．very helpful

D．very bad

【小題2】English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time	B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other	D．say hello to each other

【小題3】Usually, English people don’t shake hands _____.

A．when they will be away for a long time

B．when they say “How do you do?”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye

D．when they haven’t met for a long time

【小題4】Which is right?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much

C．German people hardly ever shake hands.

D．Both English people and Germans don’t like shaking hands.

【小題5】This story is about _____.

A．shaking hands

B．languages

C．customs

D．languages and customs

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful	B．not helpful
C．very helpful	D．very bad

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time

B．meet for the first time

C．say goodbye to each other

D．say hello to each other

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands _______.

A．when they will be away for a long time

B．when they say “How do you do? ”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye

D．a(chǎn)fter they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which of the statement（陳述）is right?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much.

C．German people hardly shake hands.

D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

5.This story is about _______.

A．shaking hands

B．customs

C．languages

D．languages and customs

 

Visitors to London often eat in restaurants. The owners(主人) and workers in them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don't feel they are in England. Most of English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find that he doesn't understand why everything is written in French and Italian.
Most of English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don't want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas, they will spend two or three weeks getting ready for it, because they want to have good food.
【小題1】Visitors to London often eat in restaurants because_________.

A．they don't like the food at home

B．their homes are not in London

C．it's cheaper

D．restaurants are beautiful places

【小題2】When English people eat in restaurants, they sometimes think __________.

A．they are in another country

B．they are in the country

C．they are themselves

D．they love their country

【小題3】Some of English people don't know __________.

A．why everything comes from French and Italian

B．why people write everything in French and Italian

C．everything in restaurants

D．everyone in restaurants

【小題4】 English people eat at home because __________.

A．it is fast

B．the food is expensive at home

C．it is very good

D．the food is very cheap at home

【小題5】_________ ,English people will spend much time for Christmas.

A．In order to（為了） get more food

B．In order to have much food

C．In order to get good food

D．In order to have enough food

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station,

they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is ______ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful         B．not helpful         C．very helpful        D．very bad

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time                        B．meet for the first time

C．say goodbye to each other                D．say hello to each other

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands ______.

A．when they will be away for a long time       B．when they say “How do you do?”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye         D．a(chǎn)fter they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which of the statements is RIGHT?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people shake hands as often as possible

C．German people hardly shake hands

D．Neither English people nor Germans shaking hands.

5.The story is about ______.

A．shaking hands                          B．languages

C．customs                              D．languages and customs

 

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
【小題1】It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful	B．not helpful
C．very helpful	D．very bad

【小題2】English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time

B．meet for the first time

C．say goodbye to each other

D．say hello to each other

【小題3】Usually English people don’t shake hands _______.

A．when they will be away for a long time

B．when they say “How do you do? ”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye

D．a(chǎn)fter they haven’t met for a long time

【小題4】Which of the statement（陳述）is right?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much.

C．German people hardly shake hands.

D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

【小題5】This story is about _______.

A．shaking hands

B．customs

C．languages

D．languages and customs