As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching mouse”, have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, “You are a lucky dog.” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day.” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel.
The rose is regarded as symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
【小題1】 “Every dog has its day.” means “________”.

完型填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule,   16  it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
This morning, I felt   17  was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat   18  me. My eyes caught his and he   19 , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a   20 , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more   21  towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I   22 . Cheating was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James   23 . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the   24 . I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James   25 .
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering   26  to say. But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My   27  searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me   28  to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the   29  test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled slightly, “You are right. I should study hard.”
I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy that my friendship with James   30 .