【推荐1】Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But a call in English is quite different from one from one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you can not say, “Please ask Mr. XX to answer the telephone.” Instead（代替），you must say,“May I speak to Mr. XX?” If you want to ask who is answering the phone, you should say,“Who is that?”“Is that Mr. XX ( speaking)?”Instead of “Who are you?” If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say,“This is XX (speaking)”instead of(而不是)“I am
XX”
1. An English telephone is ____________ a Chinese one.

A．as good as	B．better than
C．the same as	D．not the same as (与)

2. If you want to tell the people who you are, you should say, "   _____

A．This is XX	B．I am XX
C．That is XX	D．He is XX

3. If you want to ask who is answering the phone , you should say, "   _______   .

A．Who am I?	B．Who is he?
C．Who are you?	D．Who is that?

4. If you want to ask someone to answer the call, you can say, " _______   ".

A．May I speak to Mr. XX

B．Please tell Mr. XX to answer the call.

C．I want to talk to Mr. XX?

D．Are you Mr. XX?

5. Which is right about the passage?

A．We don't understand how we call in English.

B．We know how we call in English.

C．It tells the difference between making a call in Chinese and one in English.

D．It's easy to call in English.

【推荐2】We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong. 15. Hong Kong, China “It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia “Australia is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA “The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. ”

1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ________.

A．do a lot of shopping

B．see lion and dragon dances

C．decorate the house for good luck

3. On Australia Day, families often ________.

A．have a picnic in the countryside

B．clean the house and dance

C．have a party at school

4. What do you think a turkey is in the passage?

A．A kind of drink

B．A festival

C．A bird

5. From the passage, we can learn that ________ .

A．Australia is an important day for family members to get together

B．different festivals have different customs

C．the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

【推荐3】Different countries have different languages and cultures. In this article, I’ll simply introduce the meaning of two colors between China and Western countries.

In Chinese culture, red usually represents (代表) something good. The bride and groom (新娘和新郎) usually wear red clothes at their wedding, because they believe it will bring happiness to them. But in Western countries, red is the color of force and it usually represents a strong feeling. Wearing red can make it easier to take action. So when you have difficulty making a decision, just wear red.

Another color is green. In China, green usually represents new life, which has the same culture with Western countries. However, green is also the color of envy (嫉妒) in Western countries. So people may describe someone is “green with envy”.

In a word, it can be said that color words carry different cultures. Learning the difference of color meanings between China and Western countries can not only help us to know about our cultures better, but also open our eyes. And it’s also interesting to know about the cultural differences between countries.

1. How many colors are mentioned in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Why do the bride and groom usually wear red clothes in China?

A．To make a decision.

B．To take action easily.

C．To get happiness.

D．To show a strong feeling.

3. What does green represent both in Chinese and Western culture?

A．Strong envy.

B．An action.

C．New life.

D．Special feeling.

4. What does the underlined phrase “green with envy” most probably mean?

A．眼红的

B．后悔的

C．开心的

D．自豪的

5. The writer’s purpose is to introduce ________ according to the text.

A．different people

B．modern languages

C．cultural differences

D．meaningless colors