65. In England , the host will be pleased if his guest         .

A. takes off his dirty shoes       B. leaves a little food on the table

C. finishes the drink or the food   D. receives tea with two hands

C

Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.

Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

(      )66.The size of most American families is ________ that of other  countries.

A. larger than 　　      B. smaller than

C. as big as　　         D. as small as

(    )67.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to        _________.

A. get married 　　B. be free 　　C. find good jobs 　　D. study

(    )68.They visit their parents ________.

A. on weekdays 　　 B. on weekends 　C. at any time 　　  D. on holiday

(    )69.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. Children have the freedom to choose their own job.

B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.

C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their  home.

(    )70.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.

A. children can learn how to make money for themselves

B. their children required them to do so     C. they are rich    D. it is required by law

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I remember a time when I went shopping on my first visit to Hong Kong. Coming from cold and cloudy England, I was dressed in a T-shirt and a short skirt. Because I had fair skin (白皙皮肤) and I didn’t have many chances to enjoy the sun in the UK. My legs were very white. In the UK this is not a fashionable look at all. Most women spend every sunny day out in the sun trying to get darker skin. The darker the skin, the better the look. I have tried to get darker but nothing works on me.

As I walked around one shop, two shop girls didn’t take their eyes off me the whole time, talking quietly to each other in Chinese. I began to feel uncomfortable and asked my friend if we could leave. After we left the shop, she asked me what was wrong. I complained that the shop girls were very rude and always looked at my legs. I was a little angry that they were talking about my white skin. My friend laughed, “They weren’t laughing at you. They were saying how nice your legs are. Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours. In fact, there are many beauty products (美容产品) in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money I spent on them.”

It just shows that we are never happy with what we have. The grass is always greener on the other side. If the women of the West and the East thought the same way, western women wouldn’t spend so much money on cream (护肤品) that makes skin darker and women from East wouldn’t need to use cream that makes skin whiter.