B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷相应位置。每个词限用一次(每小题1分，共10分)

Age, to most British and American people, is one of the things considered not  56  to ask a stranger or a person that one does not know well.  57  age, other things such as one’s income(收入), marriage, and politics are  58  not fit to ask or talk about.

There are still other   59   for you to understand the westerners and to   60  on well with them. If you want to   61   one’s bedroom, you have to ask for permission at first, and you must not open the desk or the closet in that   62  . On the top of the desk, there may   63   letters, business papers or other things. You must not   64   up one of these and read it. It is the   65   as in an office. If it is somebody else’s office, always ask, “May I come in?” and wait for the answer before entering the office.

四、阅读理解(40分)

A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并写在答题卷上。(每小题2分)

A

(    )66. How long does Smith’s Book Club open a day?

A. 8 hours  B. 10 hours  C. 12 hours  D. 14 hours

(    )67. If you want to go to Lily and Brain’s party, you can

call them at____.

A. 342- 5691                B. 342—7859

C. 342—4652               D. 342—7896

(    )68. Mike Green has to sell his washing machine

because________.

A. he wants to buy a new one  B. it is out of style

C. it wastes too much water    D. he will go abroad