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One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.

\"Have a look at your watch, please,\" said the girl. \"What time is it now?\"

\"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,\" said Jack. \"Where's yours?\"

\"I left it at home.\"

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, \"Bang! Bang! Bang!\"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, \"It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?\"

1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen

2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time

3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate B. colleague (同事)

C. aunt D. wife

4. The word \"stamp\" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认

5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．C

England, afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式) meal of a day. It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.

( ) 6. In England, afternoon tea is usually taken .

A. between breakfast and lunch B. in the middle of a day

C. early in the afternoon D late in the afternoon

( ) 7. A real English afternoon tea has .

A. tea only B. both tea and food

C. tea, food and vegetables D. the same things as other meals

( ) 8. If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend's home, . A. you must send a message before you go

B. you must take food with you

C. you must go only when he asks you to

D. you may put only one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time

( ) 9. Help yourself to .

A. cakes first B. bread and butter first

C. either bread first or cake first D. only one piece of bread or cakes .

( )10. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea.

B. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.

C. For afternoon tea, people use cups only.

D. Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cakes.