(   ) 4. Time waits for no man, so we are    supposed

to . the time we should spend on our studies.

A. take    B. waste

C. value    D. cost

(   ) 3. —Which is your favorite       ?

—Spring. Because everything is new in . spring.

A. festival    B. custom

C. month    D. season

(   ) 2. —Tom, would you please     

footprints on the wall? They make the wall dirty.

—OK! I will.

A. put off    B. take off

C. clean off    D. turn off

(   ) 1. When you go abroad，you are supposed to

take your       with    you. Or you may

get into trouble.

A. umbrella    B. passport

C. suitcase    D. dictionary

 Do you know something about the Akuapem people? Akuapem is in the Eastern part ofGhana. The natural friendliness and sense of hospitality (熱情好客)are seen as special features of people who 1     there. Now let’ s have a look at 2     Akuapem people receive a visitor.

A visitor is often welcomed 3     in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he or she is 4     a seat and water at the very beginning. For the host thinks that the visitor 5     have come from a very long journey and is in need of water. Then the host family greet the visitor by 6     “ Akwaaba. ” More interestingly,    7     there is a group of visiors， the host would greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, the left hand is 8     unclean according to the Akuapem people.

Next, the visitor 9     how his or her journey was and why he or she has come. While the conversation is going on，the wife and children， 10     girls, are preparing food for the visitor. This food can be of the visitor’s choice. After the visitor has finished 11      ，the host and the visitor continue

their conversation. Usually it is a 12     one since the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.

When the visitor is 13        ，he or she is often given some food to take along. He or she is also accompanied by one of the children to the 14     station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home 15     the visitor leaves safely.

No matter if he or she is a close friend or just a passer-by，this is always the way that friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.

(   ) 1. A. work    B. study

C. live    D. stay

(   ) 2. A. how    B. why

C. when    D. where

(   ) 3. A. quickly    B. warmly

C. carefully    D. easily

(   ) 4. A. invited    B. taken

C. bought    D. offered

(   ) 5. A. needn’t    B. must

C. can’t    D. would

(   ) 6. A. speaking    B. talking

C. telling    D. saying

(   ) 7. A. if    B. because

C. though    D. whether

(   ) 8. A. expected    B. watched

C. regarded    D. noticed

(   ) 9. A. asked    B. is asked

C. asks    D. has asked

(   ) 10. A. gradually    B. finally

C. hardly    D. especially

(   ) 11. A. eating    B. cooking

C. cleaning    D. chatting

(   ) 12. A. big    B. short

C. long    D. new

(   ) 13. A. arriving    B. coming

C. waiting    D. leaving

(   ) 14. A. oldest    B. best

C. nearest    D. cheapest

(   ) 15. A. since    B. when

C. after    D. until

從方框中選擇合適的短語(yǔ)填空，每個(gè)短語(yǔ)限用 一次。

2. My brother likes his    company    very    much    because

they are      rules. 

3. Could you help me to work out the problem? It’s       difficult    for me.

4. We’re__bikes, and many of us go to school by bike.

5. If you don’t study hard, your parents will

6. You are supposed to       when you meet people inChina.

7. Don’t worry. I will          to arrive  on time.

(   ) 5. —What do you usually do in your spare time?

—I usually       my    friends’    homes.

A. come across    B. drop by

C. pass by        D. come    over

(   ) 4. —You       to be  here an hour ago, but you’ve just arrived.

一Oh, I’m sorry for that.

A. are supposed    B. are expected

C. were supposed    D. were made

(   ) 3. —Will you go to Susan’s party tonight?

—I won’t go unless Ann       .

A. was invited    B. invites

C. is invited    D. will be invited

(   ) 2. —I’m sorry I didn’t finish the work on time.

—Never mind.       ,    it’s the first time for you to do it.

A. In fact    B. First of all

C. Above all    D. After all