On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh. I'm terribly sorry,” I said. “That’s all right. Please excuse me too. I wasn't even  15  you. I wish I didn’t hurt you,” said the man.
We were very    16  . We said good-bye and went on our way.
But at home we often    17   our loved ones in a different way.
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly    18  her down. “Move out of the way, ” I shouted. She walked away, tears（眼淚）in her eyes.
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how   19   I’d spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some   20  by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her   21 . She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed（接吻）her. Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled and said, “I found them out by the tree. I picked them   22    they're pretty like you. I knew you’d like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise.” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn’t have shouted at you,” I said.
“That’s OK, Mom. I   23   you anyway,” she said.
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word   24   like this: Father And Mother, I Love You!

【小題1】

A．saving B．helping C．calling D．noticing

【小題2】

A．sad B．a(chǎn)ngry C．polite D．proud

【小題3】

A．help B．treat C．consider D．encourage

【小題4】

A．put B．took C．turned D．knocked

【小題5】

A．sadly B．rudely C．softly D．calmly

【小題6】

A．books B．clothes C．flowers D．vegetables

【小題7】

A．bed B．desk C．window D．bedroom

【小題8】

A．when B．though C．before D．because

【小題9】

A．love B．need C．miss D．hate

【小題10】

A．father B．mother C．family D．daughter

American people like to say ‘Thank you ’or say something kind when others help them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．

You should say‘Thank you’when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you and when someone says you always do your work well or you have a nice thing or your city is very beautiful．‘Thank you’is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．

‘Excuse me’is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone says‘Excuse me’behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break(打斷)others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．

Let’s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．

1.You should say‘Thank you’when_______．

A．you say something kind to others

B．you help others

C．someone helps you

D．you need others to help you

2.From the passage we know‘Thank you’is_______．

A．used in the world

B．used more often than ‘Excuse me’

C．used only by Americans

D．used only between friends

3.You should say‘Excuse me’if you want to________．

A．cough	B．make some noise
C．go first	D．A，B and C

4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say‘_______’．

A．Thank you	B．That’s very kind of you
C．Excuse me	D．I'm sorry

5.This passage mainly tells us the way_________．

A．to be happy	B．to be polite
C．to help others	D．to learn from Americans

 

Excuse me, could you tell me ______?  Sorry, I don’t know. I’m new here.

A．when the museum opens

B．where is No. Middle School

C．how long the old lady had lived here

D．how do you celebrate Halloween