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山东省淄博市高青县2017届英语中考一模试卷
Different countries have different ideas about how to be polite. In Britain, table manners are important. But how do you show good table manners in Britain? Here is some advice:
How to sit: You should sit up straight in your chair. When you eat, don't pick up the bowl. This is called very bad manners.
Noises at the table: It is never a good idea to make a noise at the table.
Using your fingers: Usually we don't pick food up with our fingers when we are eating main dishes. But there are some foods such as pizza, sandwiches, chips and fruit we can eat with fingers.
Passing things: If someone asks you to pass something like the salt, only get it if you are the closest person to it. Never lean (倾斜, 倾倒) across someone else's food. It's more polite not to use it yourself first — pass it directly to the person who asked, and then use it later. It's best to taste your food before you put salt in it.
Your mouth: It is not polite to talk with your mouth full of food, nor to eat with your mouth open.
How much to eat: It is polite to eat up the food that you have been offered, so a clear plate is a good plate. It shows that you enjoy the food. If you can't finish everything and you can leave a little, that is okay. You could say something like “That was very nice, thank you.”
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A. Actions speak louder than words. B. Another proverb says "Love is blind." C. He was also famous for his proverbs. D. This means that money should not be wasted. E. He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. |
A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.
In American history, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Franklin wrote a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac". {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Some of them are still used today, like this one: "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, "A penny saved is a penny earned." {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, "All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.
Here is another popular saying about love: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods.
"{#blank#}5{#/blank#}" This proverb is true in love and war or other situations. It means that what you do is more important than what you say.
We have to stop here, so we must say, "All good things must come to an end."
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