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In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.

(    )1. Many English people have ___________meals a day.

A. two        B. three       C. four      D. three or four

(    )2. People may have ___________ for their breakfast.

A. tea and eggs               B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee

C. tea and coffee              D. bread and eggs

(    )3. People have lunch at ___________      .

A. any time       B. nine        C. five        D. one

(    )4. People don't have _____________ for their dinner.

A. porridge  B. bana nas and apples C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish

(    ) 5. In many English homes dinner comes______________.

A. at one o'clock   B. about half past seven   C. at noon   D. at night

B

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.

Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.

If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.

(    ) 6. The traffic in England __________ that in China.

A. is the same with             B. is different from

C. is better than                D. is worse than

(    ) 7. When are there the most cars, buses and people in the streets?

A. In the morning when people go to work.

B. At noon when people are having lunch.

C. In the evening when people come back from work.

D. Both A and C.

(    ) 8. The visitors to English cities usually like to _____when they go by bus.

A. ride a bicycle                  B. take a car

C. sit on the second floor           D. sit on the first floor

C

Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.

One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.

He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, "I'm going out to eat in a restaurant." "Wait for five minutes，" said his wife. "Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?" asked Mike.

"Of course not," she answered. "But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes."

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(    )9. One day, Mike came home very late because________.

A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant   B. he had a lot of work to do

C. he was angry with his wife             D. his wife didn't cook dinner

(    )10. Which sentence is correct(正确的)?

A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.

B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.

C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.

D. Jenny didn't love her husband.