In front of many American houses you can see a mat . People sometimes call it a　　 " welcome mat " because many of these mats have the word"welcome " on them. Some welcome mats have the family name on them ,too.

Because Americans do not take off their shoes before they go into the house, they need a welcome mat to clean their shoes. If the children do not clean their shoes on the mat,their parents may not let them in .if you go to an American home ,please remember to clean your shoes on the mat.

Always remember: "Diffirent countries, diffirent customs."

（　 ）31. The English word " mat" means ________ in Chinese.

　　　　　 A. 擦鞋墊　　 B 迎客墊.　　 C. 坐墊　　　 D. 入門(mén)墊

（　 ）32. Americans use welcome mats to make their ________ clean .

　　　　　 A. Children　　 B.shoes　　　　 C. feet　　　　 D. clothes

（　 ) 33. Sometimes the parents don't let their children go into their house

because ____　　 __.

　　　　　 A. the children forget to take off their shoes

　　　　　 B. the children's feet are not clean　

　　　　　 C. the children don't remember to clean their shoes on the mat

　　　　　 D. there are no mats in front of their house

（　 ）34. Before they go into their houses, American must ___　　 _.

　　　　 A. take off their shoes　　　　 B. clean their shoes on the ground

　　　　 C. clean their shoes on the welcome mats　　 D. Put on their shoes

（　 ）35. "Diffirent countries, diffirent customs." Means　　　　　　 .

　　　 A. People in diffirent countries have diffirent ways of living　　　

　　　 B. People in the same country have diffirent ways of living　

　　　 C. People in the same country have not the same way of living　

　 　　D. People in diffirent countries have the same way of living　

Going to an American friend’s house is very exciting. But you must remember to be polite.

When to arrive  If your friend tells you to come “ around 3:00”, that means you can go there a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.

What to bring   It’s nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.

How to greet   When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I call his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. You can also call them Madam or Sir.

It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!

1.If you are told to get to an American friend’s house around 5:00pm, it is polite to arrive at ______ pm.

A．5:02             B．4:50             C．4:30             D．6:00

2.If you go to a friend’s house, you’d better take _____ with you.

A．some money       B．some flowers       C．a(chǎn) car             D．a(chǎn) knife

3.When the writer want to visit his friend Paul, he called his friend’s father ___.

A．Mr Smith          B．John             C．Mary             D．Mrs Smith

4.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A．when to arrive at your friend’s home

B．how to greet people

C．what to bring to your friend

D．how to be a good visitor

5.The passage may be from ______

A．a(chǎn) notice on the wall

B．a(chǎn) letter to a friend

C．a(chǎn)n article in a magazine

D．a(chǎn) news story in a paper

Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham(火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers. They are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia.
【小題1】Italians like to eat ___________.
A. fish                B. pizza                    C. hot food
【小題2】 Fish and chips are very popular in ________.
A. England          B. Australia                C. the USA
【小題3】 In different countries people eat ________ food.
A. different                B. the same             C. hot
【小題4】 The hamburger does not have any _________ in it.
A. beef                 B. pork                C. chips
【小題5】 Hamburger is a kind of __________.
A.meat              B. drink                    C. food