Mr. Zhang was a sports fan．He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn’t go on working. He decided to spend a week’s holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small train station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.

    At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed(打擾) him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away and soon was gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way.

    The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea, After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.

    ‘‘What’s in my tea?’’ Mr. Zhang called out, ‘‘A fly.”

    ‘‘It’s impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”  

56. From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a(n)__________.

   A. engineer      B. doctor       C. tour guide       D. translator

57. Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because_________.

   A. he was too tired to go on working        B. he was very busy a11 the time

   C. he was paid a lot of money              D. he liked swimming and fishing

58. Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week’s holiday by_________.

   A. catching birds                     B. swimming or fishing

   C. picking flowers                    D. having good meals every day

59. Mr. Zhang went to the village from home_________.

   A. by bus            B. by car         C. on foot            D. by train

60. Mr. Zhang didn’t enjoy himself in the village at first, did he?

   A. No, he wasn’t.      B. Yes, he was.     C. No, he didn’t.     D. Yes, he did.

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.

Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in may parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding （點頭） your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.

In that country, you shake your head to mean yes-a nod means 'no'. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side or place your hand over the top.

In Europe it's quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid （避免） touching the head of an adult  it's just not done in Thailand.

1．The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way because the gentlemen___

    A．were foreigners                               B．didn't have tickets

    C．made a loud noise                              D．didn't line up for the bus

2．According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should________.

    A．learn the language of the country

    B．understand the manners and customs of the country

    C．have enough time and money

    D．make friends with the people there

3．In India it is considered impolite_______.

    A．to use the right hand for passing food at table

    B．to pass food with the left hand

    C．to eat food with your hands

    D．to help yourself at table

4．To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is________.

    A．a common habit                              B．an important manner

    C．a serious trouble                               D．a bad manner

5．The best title for this article is______.

    A．People's Everyday Life                          B．Mind Your Manners

    C．Shaking and Nodding Head                      D．Taking a Bus in England