Westerners usually leave some money for the waiters as tips.

When westerners go out to dinners, they usually pay for the bill with each other.

A．go Dutch	B．pay for the cost
C．spend much money	D．pay no money

The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.
The westerners like travelling. They think travelling and outdoor activities are the parts of their lives. They work hard to save money, but their main purpose(目的) is to travel.
Most western students often make use of their vacation to camp. There are thousands of camp interesting bases(基地) in western countries. They can swim, go fishing, attend lectures, and take part in many other recreational(娱乐性的) activities there. It can help them wrest from the secrets of nature, train(训练) their viability(生存能力), and teach them how to be self-reliant (自立).
小题1:Some westerners like to ______ at home during their vacation.

A．clean their rooms	B．cook their meals
C．work in the garden and watch TV	D．go fishing

小题2:Many families often take their lunch out and have it ______.

A．under some trees	B．near the city
C．near the sea	D．in the restaurants

小题3:______ is very important for the westerners.

A．Working hard

B．Travelling

C．Saving money

D．Going camping

小题4:What does the underlined phrase “wrest from” mean here?

A．取得

B．保守

C．认识

D．探索

小题5:The passage mainly tells us ______.

A．how the westerners spend their vacation

B．the westerners have more vacation days than us

C．different views on vacation between the westerners and the easterners

D．teach the western students how to be self-reliant

We Chinese eat with chopsticks ______ most westerners eat with knives and forks.

A．for

B．as

C．while

D．when

On April 1st the westerners like to play________on each other but they make sure that no one is hurt.

A．games	B．fun
C．hobbies	D．jokes

Tea bag drinking is most westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK , and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy, tasty way to go.
小题1:Who invented the tea bag?

A．An English tea seller.

B．Chinese.

C．Lipton.

D．Thomas Sullivan.

小题2:The underlined sentence “Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK” probably means “________ in the UK”.

A．Tea bags soon became popular

B．Tea bags surprised everyone very much

C．Tea bags kicked (踢) the loose-leaf tea out of the market

D．Tea bags weren’t allowed to be sold

小题3:This sentence “today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.” tells us ________.

A．Most drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea.

B．Most drinkers in the UK prefer tea bags.

C．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea.

D．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK dislike tea bags.

小题4:From the passage we can learn that Thomas Sullivan was very ________.

A．clever

B．stupid

C．lazy

D．busy

小题5:What can be the best title for this passage?

A．The invention of tea

B．The way of drinking tea

C．The history of tea bags

D．People’s favorite tea in the world

when you hear westerners（西方人）say “ drop in anytime”（随时来玩）or “come and see me soon” , you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. it’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.
never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. you may refuse by saying, “thank you for inviting me, but i may not be able to come.” if you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance（提前）that you will not be there.
when you have accepted the invitation to a *** or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. sometimes westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. he might want you to “ go dutch ”, which means each person pays his own bill.
小题1:the best title of this passage is ________

a．drop in anytime.	b．come and see me soon.
c．invitation in western countries.	d．westerners.

小题2:when westerners say “ drop in anytime” or “come and see me soon” , it means ________

a．you are welcome to visit them anytime

b．you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house.

c．they don’t want you to visit them.

d．they will hold a *** for you.

小题3:if a westerner invites you to go to his house, ________

a．you may refuse if you don’t plan to go.

b．you have to accept the invitation even you don’t want to go.

c．you can’t accept the invitation.

d．and you accept the invitation, you must go.

小题4: if you have accepted the invitation to a *** or a dinner, what kind of gifts will you bring? ________

a．money.

b．televisions

c．computers.

d．books

小题5:the underlined part “go dutch ” means “________” in chinese.

a．去荷兰

b．去dutch这家餐厅

c．实行 aa制

d．请客