A cafe in Virginia, America, has come up with...

A cafe in Virginia, America, has come up with a method to convince customers to be more polite.

A sign advertises different costs for a cup of coffee depending on how polite the customer is when ordering. The prices are listed with the typical phrases a customer might use when placing their order. They include: “Small coffee” at $5, “small coffee please” at $3 and “hello, one small coffee please” at $1.75.

A passer-by took a photo of the sign and posted the image online. This isn’t the first time that a coffee shop has attempted to teach customers a lesson. The Petite Syrah cafe in Nice, on the French Riviera, charged customers €7 for “a coffee”, but a more affordable €4.25 for “a coffee please”.

Fabrice Pepino, manager of Petite Syrah, explained the reason: “It started as a joke because at lunchtime people would come in very stressed and were sometimes rude to us when they ordered a coffee.” He added: “I know people say that French service can be rude but it’s also true that customers can be rude when they’re busy.”

The American cafe will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Petite Syrah cafe as the original coffee shop proved a success in changing customers’ behaviors. Pepino said that he had noticed a huge difference in the behaviors of his customers after a few days of the sign being on show.

1.If a customer orders a coffee politely, the cafe will ________.

A. present him/her a gift as a reward

B. charge him/her less money

C. offer him/her the coffee for free

D. teach him/her a good lesson

2.It can be known from the passage that ________.

A. the cafe in Virginia is the first coffee shop to do so

B. people don’t believe the strategy because it is a joke

C. the French cafe made the rule just for fun at first

D. both French service and French customers are rude

3.What do you know about the strategy of the Petite Syrah cafe?

A. It is useless.　　 B. It is boring.

C. It is unacceptable.　　 D. It is effective.

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I’m afraid I’ll have to leave now ----- something has ______.

A． come out. B．come up.     C．come in.      D．come down.

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In America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort(度假胜地): brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off-season, when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild.

Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, to enjoy the happiness and excitement the beach offers.

The number one safety tip concerns ocean safety: pay attention to Flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguard post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from land-locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.

Never swim alone. Many drownings involved single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to get help, including signaling for assistance from others.

Don’t fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at ocean

beaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip (撕裂的)current, don’t fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip current are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.

1.When coming to Virginia Beach, children cannot enjoy the happiness of______.

A.walking on the road made of wood　　 B.joining the nightspots

C.Riding a horse or a pumper car　　 　 D.Skiing in the sea

2.Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be____.

A.After autumn school term beginning

B.In the summer vacation

C.During the Christmas holiday

D.In the cold winter

3.From the passage we can know ____.

A.one in five persons swimming in the sea is drowned

B.if one with lifeguard were drowning, five persons without lifeguard would be

C.some 80% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards

D.some 20% drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards

4.The passage mainly tell us ____.

A.Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort

B.the happiness and excitement the beach offers

C.some safety tips when swimming in the sea

D.the dangers for tourists from land-locked regions to swim in the sea

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In America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort(度假胜地): brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off-season, when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild.

Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, to enjoy the happiness and excitement the beach offers.

The number one safety tip concerns ocean safety: pay attention to Flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguard post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from land-locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.

Never swim alone. Many drownings involved single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to get help, including signaling for assistance from others.

Don’t fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at ocean beaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip (撕裂的)current, don’t fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip current are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.

1.When coming to Virginia Beach, children cannot enjoy the happiness of______.

A.walking on the road made of wood

B.joining the nightspots

C.Riding a horse or a pumper car

D.Skiing in the sea

2.Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be____.

A.After autumn school term beginning

B.In the summer vacation

C.During the Christmas holiday

D.In the cold winter

3.From the passage we can know ____.

A.one in five persons swimming in the sea is drowned

B.if one with lifeguard were drowning, five persons without lifeguard would be

C.some 80% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards

D.some 20% drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards

4.The passage mainly tell us ____.

A.Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort

B.the happiness and excitement the beach offers

C.some safety tips when swimming in the sea

D.the dangers for tourists from land-locked regions to swim in the sea

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—Alvin，are you coming with us?

—I'd love to，but something unexpected ________.

A. has come up　　 B. was coming up

C. had come up　　 D. would come up

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Scientists will have to come_______ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.

A. up for         B. up with          C. out             D. on

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So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my cafe shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.

As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a 　 　 asked if I could mind a child. I was quite 　 　   but I could tell the man was quite desperate（绝望的）. So I had to make a 　 　  with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to 　 　   something in the shop.

This was quite 　 　 for the man to do; I could ________________________ ________ he was quite poor by the ________________________ ________ he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his ________________________ ________ clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out ________ ________ he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his ________________________ ________ were also a bit shabby（破旧的）and the heels（鞋后跟）were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of ________________________ ________ for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could 　 ________ with a bit of cheering up.

Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit ________________________ ________ as the poor little kid was sitting ________________ ________ his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was ________________________ ________ to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would 　 ________ up and come back for his son's ________________________ 　 .

At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I ________________________ ________ he didn't get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected（拒绝）it. I ________________________ ________ he felt as if I had just abused（虐待）him. Of course I didn't mean to. But I could understand why he felt like that. I only wished them good 　 ________ whatever happened.

The man opened the door to leave — father and son hand in hand.

1.A. voice              　　 B. sound         　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. noise 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. tune

2.A. pleased             B. frightened             C. annoyed 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

3.A. deal             　　 B. decision             C. promise             D. date

4.A. leave             B. buy                C. do                 D. eat

5.A. easy             　　 B. natural             C. hard                 D. possible

6.A. explain         　　 B. prove                 C. think             　　　　　　　　　 D. tell

7.A. manner             B. means             　　 C. method         　　　　　　　　　 D. way

8.A. poorest         　　 B. best                 C. prettiest             D. oldest

9.A. even though     　　 B. so that             C. as if                 D. now that

10.A. socks             B. gloves             C. pants             　　　　　　　　　 D. shoes

11.A. sweets             B. cigarettes             C. cookies             D. cakes

12.A. laugh             B. speak                 C. do             　　　　　　　　　 D. help

13.A. relaxed         　　 B. nervous             C. satisfied            D. worried

14.A. on              　　 B. of                 C. by             　　　　　　　　　 D. for

15.A. touched            B. disappointed          C. astonished   　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. excited

16.A. hurry            　　 B. give                    C. turn    　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. run

17.A. chance            B. benefit                C. future    　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. job

18.A. hoped            　　 B. imagined               C. doubted   　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. guessed

19.A. clarified（分类）B. assumed               C. confused       　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

20.A. luck                B. progress               C. supper    　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. night

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A. still      B. quiet           C. calm           D. silent

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1.Karl Max could speak a few foreign languages, __________ Russian and English.

2.You should __________ the language points on the blackboard. They are useful.

3.You can find ___________ English reading materials in the school library.

4.I think the windows were broken ___________ by someone.

5.We’ve chatted online for some time but we have never met ____________.

6.I am very friendly to everyone and _____________ my classmates.

7.___________ more and more people can speak English all over the world.

8.All his schooling ___________ no more than 3months.

9.You must ask for leave first ________ you have something very important.

10.More than 30 students in our class will_________ the discussion.

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Although _____ my opinion, the old professor didn’t come up with his own.

A．to               B．in                C．for               D．against

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