have many different departments. For example, you can buy dresses, blouses and skirts in the Women"s
Clothing Department. You can buy suits, shirts and ties in the Men"s Clothing Department. Parents can
buy clothing for their children in the Children"s Clothing Department. And shoes, boots and sneakers are
in the Shoe Department.
Most department stores have TVs and radios in their Home Entertainment Departments. Some stores
also have Appliance (器具) Departments. You can buy refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and other
appliances there.
Do you want to read a book? Go to the Book Department! Do you want to buy a pair of earrings or
a necklace? Go to the Jewelry Department!
There are a lot of other reasons why people shop in department stores. You can buy things at special
low prices when department stores have sales. Sometimes stores even have half price sales!
You can also return things at department stores. Take your receipt to the Customer Service
Department, and you can exchange the item (产品) or get back the money. In some stores, you can even
eat lunch or dinner in a restaurant, Department stores are great places to shop because people can get
almost everything they want in one place.
Department.
( )2. Most department stores sell television sets.
( )3. If you want to buy an air-conditioner, you should go to the Jewelry Department.
( )4. You can save money when the store has a sale.
( )5. If you want to return something, you can have a meal.
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are
called "mallrats (老鼠)". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations, parking is usually
free, the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls (瀑布)
and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square
feet (英尺). It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750
cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all
their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country .Now malls are like town centers
where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts (广场) that
have food from all over the world. They see films at the theaters. Some people even get their exercise
by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words people can do just
about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
1. Here "mall" means ____.
A. a large park
B. a big church
C. a square
D. a shopping center
2. Why do people like malls
A. Because they can plant green trees there.
B. Because they enjoy the waterfalls there.
C. Because they feel safe and comfortable there.
D. Because they can do exercise there.
3. The largest mall in the United States ____.
A. was built in 1965
B. has 12,750 cars in it
C. has 350 shops in it
D. can hold 750,000 people
4. People can do many things in malls except ____.
A. eating food
B. seeing a film
C. seeing a doctor
D. playing golf
5. The writer ____.
A. thinks malls make people"s life easier
B. likes to live in his favorite malls
C. is called "mall rats" by others
D. ten goes to the church in malls
( )2. You are supposed to put your bread on the plate not on the table.
( )3. You can eat bread with your hands.
( )4. You should keep your hands, not the elbow, on the table.
At table, when the hostess picks up her napkin, you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.
If a servant passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily
serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is the turn of
your neighbor on the right.
Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something, that is not polite. Ask him or
her to pass it to you.
There are things in the middle of the table, such as bread, butter and candies. You shouldn"t take any
until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.
Do not leave your seat without saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom
or do something else, you should say "Excuse me for a moment, please. "
( ) 2. The dish is passed to you on either of your side.
( ) 3.If the food is far from you, you shouldn"t stand up to serve yourself.
( ) 4. You may take any food at any time.
( ) 5. When you have to leave your seat, you need to say "Excuse me for a moment, please. "
( ) 2. E-mail English is supposed to be used in tests.
much cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out "unimportant" letters in the
words and using numbers instead of words (2=to, 3=free, 4 = for, 8 = ate, so, etc. ). You can also keep
a way from using punctuation. Here is an example: Do u wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnit? (Do you want go to the
cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wing hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols to show how they feel. They are called
emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways.
For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face.
Like this :
Why didt you call me? I"m so sad.- (Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where
you could use them? -) laughing, -( sad, -< really sad, -o shocked, -v shouting, | . | asleep, 8-| ,
surprised, /-o bored.
1. Why are text messages popular?
A. Because they are expensive.
B. Because they are cheap.
C. Because they are hard to write.
D. Because they are not important.
2. The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in _______ways.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
3. What does this text message " Do U wnt 2 cks?" mean? It means_______.
A. Do you want to come?
B. Do you wear two caps?
C. Do you want two cakes?
D. Do you go home early?
4. Why do people use emoticons?
A. Because they can show how the users feel.
B. Because the symbols are beautiful.
C. Because the text messages are short.
D. Because the users can"t make the words shorter.
5. If you want to say someone is happy, you could use the symbol " ___ " in the text message.
A. -)
B. -(
C. -v
D. |·|
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