Different countries have different cultures（文化）. Do you want to know more cultures about other countries? Here are some messages you may be interested in.

Taking off your shoes or not

It’s bad manners（舉止）to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party. But in Asia you should take off your shoes before going into a home, or people will think you are not polite enough.

What you should do instead: If you see a row of shoes at the door, take off your shoes. If not keep the shoes on.

Talking over dinner

In some countries, like Japan, don’t start talking while everyone else is having dinner. You’ll meet with silence － not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtime is for eating, not for talking. Also don’t talk loudly in public places like museums, restaurants in Europe.

What you should do instead: Keep quiet when having dinner! Speak in a low voice in public places.

Knowing your right from your left

Some cultures in Africa and the Middle East still like to eat in traditional（傳統(tǒng)的）ways － using their hands. When people eat in this way, food is often offered for several people to share at the same time. That is why it’s important to wash your hands before eating. While eating, you have to follow the rule: Eat using your right hand, and use your left hand to do other things. Another rule to remember: Eat the food that’s closest to you. Don’t put your hand into the center of the table.

What you should do instead: Follow the others and use your right hand. Even children who are left-handed in this culture are taught to eat with their right hands. If you really can’t, explain yourself to others before you eat.

1.Do different countries have different cultures?

2.What should you do before going into a home in Asia?

3.Why do Japanese people keep silent while eating?

4.How many rules should you remember while eating in Africa?

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

假如你是Mary，昨晚你感冒發(fā)燒了，醫(yī)生讓你在家休息兩天。請(qǐng)你用英文給你的班主任 Miss Wang寫(xiě)一張請(qǐng)假條，內(nèi)容包括你的病癥，醫(yī)生的建議是什么，以及你想請(qǐng)幾天假。

提示詞語(yǔ)：have a cold, have a fever, stay in bed, take two days off（請(qǐng)兩天假）

提示問(wèn)題：

? What’s the matter with you?

? What’s the doctor’s advice?

? How many days do you want to take off?

Dear Miss Wang,

I’m sorry to tell you that I’m not feeling well today.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you.

Mary

Dear Miss Wang,

I’m sorry to tell you that I’m not feeling well today.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you.

Mary

在我們的日常生活中會(huì)有很多難忘的經(jīng)歷，讓我們覺(jué)得這一天是十分特別的。現(xiàn)在某英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)站正在以 “A Special Day” 為題進(jìn)行征文活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給報(bào)社寫(xiě)一篇征文，談?wù)勀囊惶鞂?duì)于你來(lái)說(shuō)是特別的并說(shuō)明原因，在這一天你做了什么以及你的感受。

提示詞語(yǔ)：birthday, volunteer work, read stories, clean the room, happy

提示問(wèn)題：

? What day was your special day and why?

? What did you do on that day?

? How did you feel?

A Special Day

We have a lot of unforgettable memories in our daily life. They are special for us.

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— Can you ______ English?

— No, but I can ______ the piano.

A. say；join B. speak；play

C. say；want D. tell；play

— Can you play chess?

— No, I ______.

A. mustn’t

B. can’t

C. couldn’t

D. needn’t

Dick often helps him ______ his math.

A. at B. with C. of D./

We want three good musicians ______ our school show.

A. for B. join C. to D./

Can your brother ______ well?

A. dance B. to dance C. dances D. dancing

The boy can play ______ basketball well, but he can’t play ______ guitar.

A. the；/ B. the；the C. /；the D. /；/

I think drinking milk every morning is good ______ our health.

A. to B. with C. at D. for