C  
How can Omar’s class help?
Omar’s class at school learned about taking care of our planet. Children in his class worked hard at collecting newspapers, cans, and bottles. Their teacher took what they collected to a company where the things would be recycled(回收) and used again. Omar hoped that doing this would make progress toward cleaning up our Earth. Omar wished that they could do more. Then Omar’s teacher gave the class this form.
YOU can make a difference!
Help Clean Up Our Texas Beaches
Who?   Children from all the schools in our city
When?   Saturday, November 16 Buses will leave from the parking lot at City Park at 8:00 A.M. They will return at 3:00 P.M.
Where?   Padre Island on the Texas coast
What should you bring?   Lunch and something to drink; Work gloves (We will have gloves to give to children who do not have a pair.)
What should teachers bring?   Empty bags and small shovels(铲子)
When to sign up?   By Wednesday, November 13
Where to sign up?   Have a parent sign at the back of this form to show that your family will permit you to go. Return this form to your teacher.

Teachers and students will use small shovels and gloves to gather trash on the beach. Papers, cans, and bottles will each be put in different bags. Be sure to sort trash and put it in the proper bag. At the end of the day, each child will receive a T-shirt that says “I made a difference.” Children will also be treated to a pizza party at the Pizza Palace on the way back to City Park. Each school will receive a small oak tree to plant on the school’s grounds. 
Keeping our beaches clean is important. Please sign up.
Parents who want to go should call 555-9753 and talk to Mr. Smith. 
64. After the cleanup, the children will ________.
A. report to Mr. Smith                       B. join the Clean Earth Club 
C. go to the Pizza Palace                  D. return the form to their teachers
65. “I made a difference” in the passage probably means “________”.
A. I was different from others      B. I became more interested than before
C. I did something for a friend      D. I made something better than it was
66. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Schools organized a general cleaning.       
B. Children can help clean up our Earth.
C. More bottles are thrown away than cans.     
D. Parents should go to clean up with children
D
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”（风格）of directions every time I ask “ How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused（困惑的）in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks（地标）in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “ Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance in time, not miles. “ How far away is the post office?” you ask. “ Oh,” they answer, “ it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “ Yes, but how many miles is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “ Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “ I don’t know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
67. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _______ .
   A. describe the place carefully  B. show him a map of the place
   C. tell him the names of the streets  D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
68. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
   A. New York.    B. Los Angles.
   C. Kansas    D. Iowa
69. People inYucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________ .
   A. in order to save time   B. as a test
   C. so as to be polite   D. for fun
70. What can we infer from the text?
   A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
   B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
   C. People have similar understanding of politeness.
   D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
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