1．　　People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is (1)       in one country may be quite impolite in another.
　　In Britain, you mustn't lift (举起) your bowl to your (2)       when you are having some soup. But it's (3)       in China. And in Japan you even needn't worry about making (4)       when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. Making a noise is considered as (被认为) bad manners (举止, 礼仪) in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish (5)       to have? They wish you to give a loud "burp" (打嗝) (6)      you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
　　In Britain, you should try not to (7)       your hands on the table when you're having a meal. In Mexico, however, they hope you keep the hands on the table during a meal. But Arabians consider you must be very careful with your hands. You (8)       eat with your left hand. Arabians consider it very (9)       manners eating with left hands. So, when you are in other countries, (10)       other people's ways of doing things carefully and follow them.

2．　　One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
　　The monkey said, "My old friend, you go there first. " But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked (踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. "How can I get there without the tree?" cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, "You just stand there and watch me eating the apples. " The monkey was very angry.
　　Suddenly it began to rain. The water level (水位) in the river rose and the tree flew away with the water.
　　"You can eat all the apples. But you can't come back, " shouted the monkey.
　　The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.

3．　　American people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
　　You should say "Thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. "Thank you" is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
　　"Excuse me"is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you. It's not polite to break (打断)others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say"Excuse me" first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
　　Let's learn to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me".

4．A Trip to Sunshine Island

5．　　Mr Smith used to work in a post office. When he was sixty, he retired. Now he is 63 and he has a lot of free time. Mr Smith's children work in another city. Mrs Smith does all housework. Mr Smith doesn't like reading or playing sports. Mr Hunt is two years older than Mr Smith. He asks Mr Smith to go fishing with him.
　　Mr Smith says, "But I can't fish at all, you know. "
　　"That's easy. Go fishing with me tomorrow morning and I'll teach you, "says Mr Hunt.
Mr Smith wants to try his luck. On Sunday morning the two old friends come to a river and begin to fish. Suddenly Mr Smith says, "How much do those little red things cost?"
　　"You mean the floats(鱼漂)?Oh, they are cheap. What makes you ask me such a question?"Mr Hunt says.
　　"I owe(欠) you one. I can't see my float now. "
　　"Oh, it's a big fish. Let me help you!"says Mr Hunt.

6．　　Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe. It's (1)      (冠词)capital city of Austria . In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
　　In the Strauss family, there were two composers (2)      (call) Johann Strauss:the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music(3)      (make) him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the (4)      (young) , was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote "The Blue Danube" waltz.
　　Mozart was the (5)      (three) very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano (6)      (连词) also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many (7)      (city). He wrote (8)      (hundred)of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 (9)      (介词) the age of thirty﹣five. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great(10)      (Europe) musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.

7．Dear Michael,
　　How's your holiday?I'm visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in Valencia, a sunny and beautiful city in Spain.
　　Yesterday, I had great fun. My uncle took me to the Tomato Festival in Bunol. Bunol is just 30 miles away from my uncle's house. It is a small town with only 9, 500 people . (A)Many people from around the world came here. When we got to the square , many trucks carried tomatoes .
　　The tomato fight started . Then everyone started to throw tomatoes at each other. I took red tomatoes and threw them at other people . Soon there were lots of tomatoes in the street. There was no winner in this fight, but we all enjoyed ourselves. I wish you were here, too. (B)我希望很快能收到你的来信。
From Spain,
Linda

8．假如你是Lingling, 是一名初一学生．你和你父母在去年暑假去了伦敦旅行．请根据下列要点, 给你的朋友Lucy写一封电子邮件, 告诉她你的旅行经历和感受．邮件格式已给出．
要点:
乘飞机抵达;
在伦敦停留3天;
行程:
第一天参观了大英博物馆(The British Museum);
第二天乘船沿泰晤士河旅行;
第三天去了"伦敦眼", 饱览伦敦风光．
个人感受．
要求:词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数);
字迹工整, 语言流畅, 表达正确, 逻辑清晰．

From:Lingling
Sent:Sunday
To:Lucy
Subject:My holiday in London
　　Hi, Lucy!I went to London with my parents last summer holiday.
Love,
Lingling