This August，we'll welcome guests from all over the world．Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions．It's important for us to know about them．

◆In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia，people believe that the left hand is unclean．So，it's not proper to use one's left hand to hold food，touch others or pass objects．Doing so may offend certain guests．

◆Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things—even by accident．If this happens，say sorry politely．

◆Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement．

◆People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky．Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky．

◆Muslims（穆斯林）do not eat pork，and words like pigs are not considered proper．

◆People from Brazil，Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs（手帕）as gifts．They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings．

◆Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia，where most Muslims live．

1．Indians don't hold food with the left hand because they consider it               ．

A．unclean                B．useless                    C．valueless                D．unimportant

2．The word “offend” in the second paragraph（段落）might mean “         ”．

A．honor                    B．help                     C．hate                       D．hurt

3．Muslims do not                 ．

A．send gifts                                                B．eat pork

C．drink milk                                                 D．use handkerchiefs

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts．

B．All the elderly people in the west like being helped by others．

C．The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners．

D．Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched．

5．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Lucky numbers．                                    B．Traditional food．

C．Culture differences．                                  D．Hands and handkerchiefs．

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Passage 4
From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯記錄》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
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The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
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☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.
【小題1】We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except         .
A．the heaviest fruits and vegetables
B．the smallest people and animals
C．the strangest people and things
D．very ordinary people and things
【小題2】The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for           .
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C．they could meet more people all over the world.
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From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯記錄》).
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B．the smallest people and animals
C．the strangest people and things
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B．their names could be seen by the whole world.
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C．The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954.
D．The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday.
【小題5】The writer of this passage wants to         .
A．tell us the strangest records in the world
B．show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records
C．give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records
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