In Canada and the United States，people enjoy ...

In Canada and the United States，people enjoy entertaining(请客)at home.They often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just for a coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home：

“Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night？”

“Hey，we're having a party on Friday.Can you come？”

To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say you're sorry，and give an excuse：

“Thanks，I'd love to.What time would you like me to come？”or “Oh，sorry，I've tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations.For example：

“Please come over for a drink sometime.”

“Why not get together for a party sometime？”

“Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon？”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation.They are not real invitations because they don't mention a specific(确定的)time or date.They just show that the person is trying to be friendly.To reply to expressions like these，people just say “Sure，that would be great！”or “OK，yes，thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they can save time.

B. Because they can spend less money.

C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.

D. Because they have modern and beautiful house.

2.Which of the following is a real invitation?

A. “If you are free，let's go for a dinner sometime.”

B. “Please go to the cinema with me someday.”

C. “Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime？”

D. “I've two tickets here.Can you go to the movie with me？”

3.If people say “Let's get together for lunch some day.”，you just say “______”

A. That would be nice.

B. How about this weekend?

C. Oh，sorry.I'm very busy.

D. That's great.I'll be there on time.

4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to(为了)show that ______.

A. they're trying to be friendly

B. they're trying to be helpful

C. they're trying to make friends with others

D. they haven't got ready for a party yet

5.The passage is mainly about______.

A. entertainment at home　　 B. real invitations or not

C. expressions of starting a conversation　　 D. ways of ending a conversation

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In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invites friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”

To answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “ Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions(语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To answer expressions like this, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK! Thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.　

B. Because they can spend less money.

C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.     　

D. Because they can save time.

2.Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?

A. Please go to the concert with me some day.

B. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?

C. I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?

D. If you are free now, let’s go to Wang’s for a drink.

3.If people say, “Why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say “__________”

A. I’m glad to hear that.　　                 B. How about this evening?

C. Oh, sorry. I’m very busy.　                 D. That’s great. Thanks.

4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show __________.

A. they’re trying to be friendly　

B. they’re trying to make friends with others

C. they have already got ready for a party

D. their spirit of generosity

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. entertainment at home　

B. real invitations or not

C. expressions of starting a conversation　

D. ways of ending a conversation

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In Canada and the United States，people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal，a party or just for a coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of words people say when they invite someone to their home：

“Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night？”

“Hey，we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come？”

To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say you’re sorry，and give an excuse：

“Thanks，I’d love to. What time would you like me to come？”or “Oh，sorry，I’ve got tickets for a movie. ”

Sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example：

“Please come over for a drink sometime. ”

“Why not get together for a party sometime？”

“Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon？”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a specific(确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these，people just say “Sure，that would be great！”or “OK，thanks. ”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they can save time.　　 B. Because they can spend less money.

C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.　　 D. Because they have modern and beautiful house.

2.Which of the following is a real invitation?

A. “If you are free，let’s go for a dinner sometime.”

B. “Please go to the cinema with me someday.”

C. “Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime？”

D. “I’ve got two tickets here. Can you go to the movie with me on Sunday？”

3.If people say “Let’s get together for lunch someday.”， you just say “________________”.

A. That would be nice.　　 B. How about this weekend?

C. Oh，sorry. I’m very busy.　　 D. That’s great. I’ll be there on time.

4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to(为了) show ___________.

A. they’re trying to be friendly　　 B. they’re trying to be helpful

C. they’re trying to make friends with others　　 D. they haven’t got ready for a party yet

5.The passage is mainly about_____________.

A. entertainment at home　　 B. real invitations or not

C. expressions of starting a conversation　　 D. ways of ending a conversation

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In the United States, people enjoy entertaining（招待）guests at home. So they invite1. (friend) over a meal, a　 party,　 or just for coffee. People often send 2. (they)　 invitation by　　 saying, “Would you come over for dinner this Saturday evening?” “Hey, we are having a party on Friday. Could you3. (join) us?”

If people accept the invitation, they often say, “Yes, thank you.” 4. they cannot go, they　 may say “I’m sorry”, and give an excuse for it.

Sometimes, people use some other expressions. They sound like invitations, 5.　 they are　 not real invitations.6. example: “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why don’t you　　 come over and see us sometime soon?” In fact, these are not real invitations because they　 7.　 not have a specifi（ 特定的）time ordate. They just show that the person　 8.(be) trying to be friendly, and he wants　 9. (finish) a dialogue in a polite way. When people reply to expressions like these, they just say, “Sure, that would be great.” or “OK, thanks.” So next time you hear something like an invitation, listen10.(careful) to make sure if it is a real invitation or the person is just being friendly to you.

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The Niagara Falls is between Canada and the United States in North America. It's on a river that connects two of the five Great Lakes. The Niagara Falls has two parts: the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the river, and the American Falls on the United States' side. They are about 50 meters high, 1,240 meters wide.

The Niagara Falls has three special falls. The tallest are the American and Bridal Veil falls on the American side. The falls are colourful lit up at night, and many people say they're even more beautiful in winter when the grounds are covered with snow and the waters turn to ice.

Most visitors go as close to the falls as possible and watch the waters thundering down.

The Niagara Falls is different from the waterfalls you find in mountains, where a thin stream of water comes down a mountainside, half-flying.

Above in the air, you will understand the real difference between the American and Canadian Falls. The American Falls get only about 10% of the water, while the Canadian Falls get 90%.

1.The Horseshoe Falls is 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. in the USA　　 B. in Canada

C. in China　　 D. between Canada and America

2.The Niagara Falls is about 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. 50 metres wide　　 B. 1,240 metres high

C. 1,240 metres long　　 D. 50 metres high

3.It's said that Niagara Falls is even more beautiful in 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. winter　　 B. summer　　 C. autumn　　 D. spring

4.The word “stream” in the passage means 　　　　　　　　　　 in Chinese.

A. 大海　　 B. 溪流　　 C. 湖泊　　 D. 绿洲

5.Which of the　 following is WRONG?

A. The Niagara Falls is in North America

B. The Niagara Falls has two parts

C. The American Falls get most water

D. The Niagara Falls is very beautiful

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Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. Country music is a mixture of music from all of these places.

In the American West, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee with lots of caffeine to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to make them quiet. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They did not run away if he sang beautiful and peaceful music.

In the American South, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins and harmonicas, too. They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and spoons. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving Day, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music. Many bands all over the world now perform country music.

根据短文内容，判断正 (T) 误 (F) 。

1.Country music came from the American West and the American South.

2.Many fans like to dance to country music.

3.Cowboys always stayed alone in the desert.

4.Country singers sing about unusual ideas.

5.The cattle became calm when they listened to the cowboy's songs.

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Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy.　　

Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways(方式). Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.

1._______is the most popular American drink.

A. Black tea　　　　 B. Coffee　　　　 C. Water with ice　　　　 D. Green tea

2.Different people like to drink coffee_______.

A. at work or at home                    B. between meals

C. with cream or sugar                     D. in different ways

3.Coffee is an _______drink.

A. interesting　　                         B. ice cream

C. international　　                     D. English

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Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.

1.Coffee is an _______drink.

A. interesting　　　 B. international

C. ice cream　　 　 D. American

2.Different people like to drink coffee

A. at work or at home　　 B. in different ways

C. with cream or sugar　　 D. between meals

3.The underlined word "strong" here means ____.

A.坚固的　　　　 B.淡的　　　　　　 C.清的　　　　 D.浓的

4._______is the most popular American drink.

A. Black tea　　　　　　 　　 B. Coffee

C. Water with ice　　 　　 D. Whisky

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Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.

1.Coffee is an _______drink.

A. interesting                                                        B. international

C. ice cream                                                          D. American

2.Different people like to drink coffee

A. at work or at home

B. in different ways

C. with cream or sugar

D. between meals

3.Today Americans drink _______coffee than people in any of the other countries. .

A. as much as                   B. less        C. more                        D. most

4.The underlined word "strong" here means _______.

A.坚固的                          B.淡的        C.清的                               D.浓的

5. _______is the most popular American drink.

A. Black tea               B. Coffee

C. Water with ice           D. Whisky

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任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容完成表格。

People in the United States have a national vacation on Monday in most months. So people may have a vacation on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. During the vacation, people can rest, go to interesting places or do some other things with their families. There are three great days in the United States. They are New Year’s Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day. During the days, most businesses close. People can stay at home and have fun with their families.

People in the United States usually have more than 2 weeks of paid vacation(带薪休假) anytime in a year. This usually depends on how long people have been working or what their jobs are. Usually the more time they spend working, the more time they may get for vacation.

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