Our bachelor uncle lived with us, who loved hunting and fishing; and it was one of the pleasures of our young life to go fishing with him.
I remember my first fishing experience as if it happened yesterday. I was very excited when I received that first fishing pole from my uncle's hand, and went fishing with him. It was a still, sweet day of early summer; the leaves seemed greener, the flowers brighter, the birds merrier, than ever before.
My uncle considerately placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line as I had so often seen others, and waited anxiously for a bite, moving the bait (鱼饵) in rapid movement on the surface of the water just like the jumps of a frog. Nothing came of it. "Try again," said my uncle. Suddenly the bait sank out of sight. "Now for it," thought I, "here is a fish at last."
I made a strong pull, and brought up a tangle of weeds. Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. "Try once more," he said, "we fishermen must have patience to catch a fish." "But remember, boy," he said, with his big smile, "never say you've caught a fish until it is on dry ground. It's no use showing off anything until it's done."
How often since I have been reminded of the fish that I did not catch! When I hear people boasting of a work as yet undone, I will remember the wise caution of my uncle in that particular instance takes the form of a proverb of universal application: "NEVER BOAST (吹嘘) OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM."
1. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can infer that_____________.| A．the leaves and the flowers were not so beautiful before. |
| B．the birds ate lots of fish and felt far merrier than before. |
| C．that day the author was much happier than ever before. |
| D．that day the uncle was much happier than ever before. |
| A．Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. |
| B．Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. |
| C．One false step will make a great difference. |
| D．True friends have hearts that beat as one. |
| A．Strong and brave. | B．Wise and patient. |
| C．Patient and strong. | D．Lazy and talkative. |
| A．A sweet day of summer | B．My first fishing pole |
| C．The way to catch a fish | D．The fish I didn’t catch |
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【推荐1】An 87-year-old great grandfather in Japan has earned his degree in economics(经济学) in a university. For this achievement, Yoshimichi Harada may be the country’s oldest college student. Although he doesn’t expect to get full-time employment, Mr. Harada intends to learn more.
In Harada’s time, children were expected to start working after completing just five years of primary education. Of his 53 classmates, only ten percent who came from wealthy families went on to attend high school. Harada, like the majority of his classmates, joined the army. Upon returning home, he had to work to support his family for half a century even until his children were already senior citizens. He retired(退休) at the age of 76. The Japanese great grandpa said even when he began working in the building trades, he was always reading textbooks, writing reports and memorizing important knowledge.
One day, he just told his children and grandchildren that he had to cut off their financial support to spend for his own education. Surprisingly, his family welcomed Harada’s decision and gave him new clothes, shoes and bags for use during his schooling. While in the university, this senior student shared notes with his classmates before exams and even joined friends for drinks at bars after school.
In fact, many senior citizens in Japan would like to continue their education. It's sad, however, that many of them find it hard to spare the money they earned because of their responsibility to their children and families. A government survey shows that more than 20% of the Japanese are now over 65 years old and continue to support their families. Harada, however, thinks that they should also make use of their earnings and take new directions in their life similar to what he did. He not only earned his college degree but was able to get modern education and technology in school that most old people haven’t known.
1. What was Harada's purpose in going to university?| A．To get a better job. | B．To gain more knowledge. |
| C．To stay with young people. | D．To set a good example to the old. |
| A．His family was poor. | B．He hated going to school. |
| C．He dreamt of becoming a soldier. | D．He didn't get on well with others. |
| A．Uninterested. | B．Surprised. | C．Supportive. | D．Worried. |
| A．From a guidebook. | B．From a science report. | C．From a history book. | D．From a newspaper. |
【推荐2】As Eline reached the top of Mount Langley, a 14,000-foot mountain in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada, she could feel the soft sand under her feet and hear the enveloping silence of the wonderful mountain. But she couldn’t see a thing.
Born almost completely blind, Eline is among a growing number of outdoor-adventure athletes who refused to let disabilities reduce them to onlookers. She had a strong desire to take part in outdoor activities when she was very young. Unfortunately, her early efforts to fit in with the other kids didn’t go well. While she experienced countless failures, she faced up to them.
When it comes to her final success in outdoor sports, it is all credited to her doctor who is expert in instructing blind runners. Impressed by Eline’s love for adventure, the doctor recommended her to join a half-marathon. Eline had never run more than 4 or 5 miles at that point. She worried about making a fool of herself or wasting her doctor’s time. “Don’t worry,” he assured her. “If we have to walk the last few miles, it’s no big deal.”
Eline ran every step of that race and won her division. It was her first taste of athletic success and a turning point. Since then, she has traveled the globe, blowing away most of her visually impaired (视觉障碍的) competition in 47 marathons, from New York to Athens to Barcelona. In 2015, she won her division in the Boston Marathon, one of the most celebrated and competitive races in the world.
Marathons had become sort of Eline’s routine, but climbing a 14,000-foot mountain was so wildly out of her comfort zone that it brought back the butterflies she felt in her stomach before that first half-marathon more than a decade ago. Now, she made it. The change was just as meaningful. “Life can be scary, but fear doesn’t help,” she said. “Being blind creates hardships other athletes don’t face, but it also brings out extraordinary grace and generosity (大方).”
1. What can we learn about Eline from the first two paragraphs?| A．She got along well with others. | B．She had a strong determination. |
| C．Her dream gave in to disabilities. | D．Her blindness resulted from climbing. |
| A．Her tireless efforts. | B．Her love for adventure. |
| C．Her families’ support and company. | D．Her doctor’s guidance and encouragement. |
| A．To popularize a famous event. | B．To promote Eline’s sportsmanship. |
| C．To show Eline’s achievements. | D．To praise visually impaired athletes. |
| A．Blind Courage | B．Narrow Success |
| C．A Challenging Climb | D．An Eventful Adventure |
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important—sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.
That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.
Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.
1. In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?| A．1952. | B．1962. | C．1972. | D．1982. |
| A．The heat |
| B．The theater. |
| C．The Music Man |
| D．The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
| A．He loved children very much. |
| B．He was a fan of John Wayne. |
| C．He sold air conditioners. |
| D．He was a movie star. |
| A．The two movies were really wonderful. |
| B．They wanted to avoid the heat outside. |
| C．The manager of the theater was friendly. |
| D．They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater. |
| A．The author turned out to be a great singer. |
| B．The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962. |
| C．The author’s life has been changed by the two movies. |
| D．The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable. |
【推荐1】Amazon sells 1，161 kinds of toilet brushes. I know this because I recently spent an evening trying to choose one of them for the bathroom in my new apartment. Nearly an hour later， after having read countless contradictory （矛盾的） reviews and considering far too many choices， I felt tired and simply gave up. The next day， I happily bought the only toilet brush the local dollar store offered.
Too many choices exhaust us， make us unhappy and lead us to sometimes flee from making a decision altogether. Researcher Barry Schwartz calls this “choice overload”. And it's not just insignificant details like which brush to wipe the inside of the toilet with - having too many choices in our creative and professional lives can lead us to avoid making important decisions.
Understanding how and why we make decisions can perhaps help us make better choices down the line. We make poorer decisions when we are tired. It's caused by decision fatigue （疲劳）. The mind can only sort through so many choices and make so many choices before it starts to rum out of steam. That's why impulse buys like candy bars and magazines at the checkout aisle in the grocery store can be hard to resist. We've exhausted all our good decision -making skills.
The same goes for our workday. Making lots of decisions not only exhausts us；it can put us in a bad mood. That's why it's necessary to make your most important decisions in the morning rather than at the end of an exhausting day when your energy has been used up. The idiom “sleep on it” is indeed effective when it comes to making big decisions.
When we're tired， we lend to conserve our energy by making choices based on a single factor like price， rather than considering all the other determinants that go into making the best decision. When you're doing this， you are acting as what researchers call a cognitive miser （小气鬼）.
To conclude， letting yourself have fewer choices to choose from can help you arrive at a more creative answer.
1. Why did the author go to the local dollar store in the end？| A．She saw no good toilet brushes in Amazon. |
| B．She had got tired of the choices. |
| C．She read good reviews about brushes there. |
| D．She wanted to save some money. |
| A．It can benefit our creative thinking. |
| B．It means learning too much at a time. |
| C．It was first discovered by Barry Schwartz. |
| D．It can stop us from making good decisions at work. |
| A．To make a big decision regardless of sleepiness. |
| B．To make decisions at the end of the day. |
| C．To put off making big decisions until the next day when you are not tired. |
| D．To think carelessly about making a big decision. |
| A．Having fewer choices may benefit us more. |
| B．Reading reviews before shopping online is important. |
| C．Getting enough sleep every day is helpful. |
| D．Considering many factors to make a choice is unnecessary. |
【推荐2】From the age of eight, I was allowed to walk from my house to the local library. I started with Little House in the Big Woods. I was fascinated by the story and the peaceful atmosphere there.
But the local library’s collection paled in comparison to what was available to us at high school. There, I read novels written by the authors we were studying in class: Charles Dickens and Joseph Conrad, Mark Twain and Emily Brontë.
When I studied English literature at university, I dreamed of building my own library. And later, when I taught English at a high school, I continued to collect books. Toward the end of my teaching career, I became a teacher-librarian. This position reignited (重新点燃) my love and appreciation for how wonderful it is to be surrounded by books. I searched for books that would interest my teenage audience and hopefully spark a love of reading in them.
I quickly realized that the library wasn’t just a place to do research; students came for other reasons, as well. I noticed that some students lined up first thing in the morning, returned at break time and spent the whole lunch hour eating in a carrel (小书房). These were the loners who felt safer in the library than in the cafeteria where they could be bullied.
I noticed that students searched for books on specific topics instead of using computers: drugs, mental-health issues, etc. I realized that computer screens were too visible, so I bought more books on those topics.
I bought sofas and easy chairs. The conference room doubled as an art gallery and a meeting place for students to talk about ideas, play chess, and make posters for their clubs. The library became an inclusive public space, safe for everyone.
Whether libraries are located in schools or in communities, I believe libraries are vibrant (生机勃勃 的 ) places that help us to adjust to the world, and their doors must be kept open to everyone—for free.
1. The text is organized mainly _________.| A．by space. | B．by example. | C．by comparison. | D．by time. |
| A．School libraries are usually much better than local libraries. |
| B．Libraries are the best places where students can do research. |
| C．The attraction of libraries partly lies in their cosy atmosphere. |
| D．Students can learn more from books than from computers. |
| A．Safe in the Library. |
| B．My Dream Library. |
| C．Passion for Reading. |
| D．From a Lover to a Librarian. |
【推荐3】The softball season for the Lady Bulldogs of Garfield Senior High School in Los Angeles got off to an awful start. The team was just coming back to school full time after COVID, and their season was flooded with injuries and discouraged players. They hadn’t won a single game that season.
Everything that could go wrong that season did. Their home field was even under construction, so they had nowhere to practice. While other teams were training on, their own softball diamonds, the Lady Bulldogs were borrowing space from other school teams.
Head coach Karla Bernal had her work cut out when it came to keeping her team on track. She gave them lots of inspirational talks, telling them not to be discouraged by the fact that they were 0 score. Since no one expected the team to even make the playoffs(决赛), why not just go out there and have fun?
“We just need to go in there, keep doing what we’ve been doing, not letting our failures define who we are, and always putting our teammates first because when we do that, we are going to get the results out,” she told her tame.
The team had to win their play-in (附加) game to quality for the playoffs. Incredibly, their luck changed during the game, which they won handily. Before they knew it, they were facing some of the top teams in the state—and winning! In the final championship game, the Lady Bulldogs won 5 to 3 against defending champions the Gardena High School Panthers!
Karla said being the underdog was what encouraged her learn onto victory, and she couldn’t be prouder of the way her team stepped up to take the lead. This out-of-nowhere win marks the first time this team has won the championship game in 27 years! These young women simply refused to give up, no matter how difficult their task was at the time. Way to go, Lady Bulldogs!
1. What do we know about the “Lady Bulldogs” from paragraph 1 and 2?| A．They were under great stress. |
| B．They lost hope of winning any game. |
| C．They couldn’t find place to practice. |
| D．They were beaten up by the pandemic. |
| A．Cut her work into small parts | B．Had loads of work to do. |
| C．Reached out for help. | D．Was out of her job. |
| A．Underdog team with 0 season wins got championship. |
| B．The lady Bulldogs defeated Gardena Panthers 5 to 3. |
| C．The first championship in Garfield Senior High School. |
| D．A coach made a hit with an out-of -nowhere championship. |
| A．The world is full of fortune and challenge. |
| B．There are as many gains as there are losses. |
| C．Teamwork is more important than individual skill. |
| D．Whatever life throws at you, keep positive and carry on. |
We grew up in a small Oregon mountain community where dances were held almost every Saturday night. Dar was seventeen and l was thirteen when we first danced. He was one of the best dancers on the floor, and so was I. We always jitterbugged. No slow dancing for us; nothing remotely romantic.
Our fathers would stand along the wall and watch. Every once in a while, Dar’s dad would smile a little and say, to no one in particular, but my dad could hear, “Boy, my kid can sure dance.”
Our dancing together stopped for five years while Dar was in the South Pacific in World War II. When we met again, Dar was twenty-two, and l was eighteen. We began to date and dance again. We were as good together as we remembered, and this time we added slow dancing.
For us, life is a dance, a movement of rhythms, directions, stumbles, missteps, at times slow and precise, or fast and wild and joyous. We did all the steps.
Two nights before Dar died, the family were with us. We all ate dinner together, and Dar sat with us. He hadn’t been able to eat for several days. After dinner, I put on a Nat King Cole tape. Dar took me in his arms, weak as he was, and we danced and smiled. No tears for us. We were doing what we had loved to do for more than fifty years. It was our last dance---forever unforgettable. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
1. The author first danced with Dar when____.
| A．they were still in their teens |
| B．they began to date each other |
| C．they began to share their lives |
| D．Dar returned from the South Pacific |
| A．Her dad didn’t like Dar's father. |
| B．Her dad was not interested in the dance. |
| C．Her dad was too focused on his daughter. |
| D．Her dad thought his daughter danced better. |
| A．Regretful. | B．Content. |
| C．Heart-broken. | D．Concerned. |
| A．My Unforgettable Dancing Partner |
| B．Dance Together to the Last |
| C．My Last Dance with Dar |
| D．The Best Dancers |
【推荐2】When you hear the name Leonardo da Vinci, what comes to mind? Maybe his paintings, Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Maybe it's his flying machine invention. When I think of this great man, I think of the term “Renaissance Man”. Why? The term “Renaissance Man” comes from fifteenth-century Italy and refers to the idea of a person with knowledge and skills in a number of different areas. Perhaps, no single individual defines the idea of a Renaissance man better than Leonardo da Vinci-an artist, scientist, architect, engineer and inventor.
Leonardo da Vinci will most likely go down in history for his famous works as an artist. But,did you know that he spent a significant amount of time working on his endeavors in science and technology? Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most productive inventors in history. Some of his most famous inventions are the flying machine, the parachute and the revolving bridge. Leonardo has also been given credit by historians for many more inventions.
Once in the courtyard of Senor Ludovico, Leonardo da Vinci constantly invented various “labour-saving devices” for use in the kitchen. At the same time, he began to keep notebooks. The funny thing was that most of the drawings found there, which for several hundred years were considered by researchers to be mechanisms for military (军事） operations, in fact, turned out to be quite peaceful meat grinders, dishwashers, mechanical devices for cracking nuts. The restless Leonardo invented the manual garlic press, which has remained virtually unchanged to our day, a foot-operated napkin dryer, an egg cutter, and many other useful things.
But his most important discovery is the invention of spaghetti. Of course, pasta (意大利面食） has existed in Italy since ancient time. But it was a hard and very broad substance, like a heavy lump of lasagna (面块）. Leonardo changed the shape of the pasta, making a machine that cut it into long thin strips, which after boiling turned into spaghetti.
1. Leonardo da Vinci is mentioned as “Renaissance Man” for his _| A．individual ideas |
| B．diverse talents |
| C．representative works |
| D．birth time and place |
| A．They were practical for everyday use. |
| B．They reached record high at that time. |
| C．They have remained unchanged to our day. |
| D．They were intended for military operations. |
| A．Taste. |
| B．Color. |
| C．Fragrance. |
| D．Shape. |
【推荐3】The trouble started at 9：30 p. m. last New Year’s Eve, in Newmark. When the fire engines（消防车）arrived at the fire, a very old woman was sitting in a third floor window. The firefighters placed a ladder（梯子）against the wooden house, and 26-year-old Marcus Reddick climbed 35 feet to the third floor.
The woman, 60 years old and very fat, was sitting with both feet out of the window. When Marcus reached the top of the ladder, the woman, afraid and nervous, put her two legs around him. Suddenly Marcus fell backwards off the ladder, with the large woman sitting on him. Marcus landed first—hitting a wall beside the front stairs-and broke the woman’s fall. She fell no more, but he fell another ten feet down the stairs. When the fire officer reached him, Marcus was unconscious.
Within an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead, and would only get worse. Doctors talked of turning off the life-saving machine and asked if the family would like to give away his heart. The answer was “yes”.
On January 6, firefighters lifted Marcus’ coffin（棺材）—covered with an American flag-onto a yellow fire engine. Hundreds of firefighters from all over the state joined the procession（行列）through Newmark streets. Children watched silently from school windows. The day Marcus died, his heart was given away to a young girl. His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.
1. After reaching the top of the ladder, Marcus ________.| A．was very terrified and anxious |
| B．was knocked off and got hurt |
| C．found it difficult to get down |
| D．couldn’t see anything clearly |
| A．homeless | B．breathless |
| C．helpless | D．senseless |
| A．sorrowful but proud |
| B．depressed but excited |
| C．angry and doubtful |
| D．worried and surprised |
【推荐1】Just over 12 months ago I gave myself a challenge: give up spending on all but the essentials for a whole year. It hasn't always been easy, but a year on I am wealthier and wiser. Embarrassingly, I have also realized just how much money I've squandered down the pub, in restaurants and through mindless shopping.
Free of any financial worries, I was spending without thinking. Stuck in a cycle of consumerism, I was struggling in vain to spend my way to happiness. Giving up spending for a year was an extreme approach but I wanted to taste extreme frugality (节俭), shake up my spending patterns and overpay my mortgage (按揭) instead of shopping. I could continue to pay my bills, including mortgages, broadband, phone bill, charity donations, life insurances, money to help my family and basic groceries.
It was not easy, especially in the first few months. There were lows, such as when I missed my favourite jazz concerts and hit films. There have also been some awkward moments when I've turned up to a friend's house for dinner empty-handed. I did a lot of washing up at my friends' houses in return this year.
I did find new ways to live, however. Using sites such as Eventbrite I have been to film screenings, wine tasting evenings and theatre productions for free. Living in London I have a wealth of free cultural activities on my doorstep and I've been to more art exhibitions this year than ever before. I even managed a free holiday, cycling the Suffolk and Norfolk coast and camping on beaches. It's something I'd never done before and probably wouldn't have, were it not for the challenge.
The last 12 months have taught me what things I really need. I can honestly say I'm happier now. I've gained confidence and skills, done things and met lovely people I wouldn't have otherwise done or met.
1. What does the underlined word “squandered” in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Saved. | B．Wasted. | C．Donated. | D．Earned. |
| A．try to form a virtue of frugality | B．change her former spending habits |
| C．pay off her mortgage as soon as possible | D．reserve money for her everyday bills |
| A．She did a lot of washing and cooking in pubs. |
| B．She tried cycling and camping for the first time. |
| C．She explored more cultural activities in London. |
| D．She attended concerts and wine evenings for free. |
| A．Discouraging | B．Challenging | C．Beneficial | D．Embarrassing |
【推荐2】Greek myth (神话) is filled with tales of heroic strength—perhaps the most famous being that of Atlas, who single-handedly held the heavens high up in the air. In an inspiring modern-day version of Atlas, one courageous athlete recently climbed Mount Olympus—home to the ancient gods, carrying a disabled companion to the summit (山顶).
Long-distance runner Giannakos has a long track record of taking on challenges: He hiked 168 miles across the Al Marmoum Desert and he also took first place in a freezing 93-milc cross-country race in Antarctica. Before his latest effort, he’d already successfully admired the view from atop Mount Olympus’ highest peak 50 times.
When Giannakos met and befriended 22-year-old biology student Torsion and learned of her dream to experience the summit herself, it seemed only natural that he was more than ready to rise to the occasion. “For me, all international races, the medals and the distinctions so far, mean little compared to that goal,” he told the Greek Reporter.
With Torsion securely fastened in a specially adapted backpack, Giannakos, along with an eight-member support team, started the exhausting uphill climb of Olympus’s tallest summit, Mount Mytikas. When they reached 2,400 meters, the party stopped to rest. After making camp for the night, they continued with their climb at 6 a.m. the following morning. Three hours later, at 9:02 local time—having put in more than 10 hours climbing in total—the victorious pair reached the 2,918-meter summit “There is nothing more real than the dream,” Giannakos said with extreme happiness.
It’s heartening to know that while we generally think of heroes as the stuff of myth and legend, there are actually some shining examples—like Giannakos—who exist in real life as well.
1. What can we learn from the text?| A．Giannakos turned the Greek myth into reality. |
| B．Giannakos successfully challenged world hiking records. |
| C．Giannakos is the first to run the Antarctic cross-country race. |
| D．Giannakos reached Mount Olympus highest peak 51 times. |
| A．Torsion’s hope to be Giannakos’ friends. |
| B．Torsion’s dream to experience the summit. |
| C．Giannakos’ effort to help disabled students. |
| D．Giannakos’aim to win international medals. |
| A．The team needed to stop for the night. |
| B．Torsion became exhausted on the climb. |
| C．They needed support from a rescue team. |
| D．They met unexpected emergency halfway. |
【推荐3】A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping(给小费) culture you’ve never come across in China.
In the US,giving a little extra money to service workers on top of your bill is a common practice.
Though US national law requires that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour,employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions.They usually only receive at least $2.13 an hour,and tips make up the difference.As The Wall Street Journal put it:“The American system of tipping holds the promise of great rewards for waiting staff.”
So how should you tip if you are in the US?
Normally you pay tips as a percentage of the bill.Offering an extra 15 percent of the bill to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and expected.You can offer more for great service and less for poor service.
Yet there is an exception.For take-out food,you don’t have to provide tips,though some people say that filling an order still requires work and time that deserve a little extra—but maybe a little less.
Tips are not expected at fast food restaurants,pizza parlors,cafés or ice cream shops either,though a tip jar might be right by the cash register (收银机).Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in,but also remember that it doesn’t hurt.Those workers do not rely on tips.
Other service workers also receive tips.For taxi drivers,15 percent is the norm (标准),more if they help with your bags.Hairdressers often receive about 15 percent of the bill.The same goes for spa therapists(理疗师) and tour guides.
Today,you can even pay tips on a credit card.When receiving a copy of the bill to sign,you are free to fill in how much you’d like to tip.
Though thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big headache for many Chinese people,it’s important to bear in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning,things will be just fine.
1. What is the article mainly about?| A．How tipping culture started in the US. |
| B．How to give tips properly in the US. |
| C．New ways to give tips in the US. |
| D．The different attitudes that Chinese people and Americans have toward tipping. |
| A．Paying waiters and waitresses less than $7.25 per hour. |
| B．Ignoring the tip jar at fast food restaurants,cafés,or ice cream shops. |
| C．Tipping taxi drivers less than 15% because of poor service. |
| D．Refusing to give tips to your tour guide. |
| A．being forced to do something | B．being grateful for something |
| C．being surprised at something | D．being embarrassed about something |
| A．don’t necessarily have to follow the tipping rules in the US |
| B．should use their credit cards to give tips |
| C．must argue about the amount of tip they have to pay |
| D．should take it easy and give the correct tips for different occasions |
