九年级英语课文练习题.doc

Where Im from , were pretty 1 time. We dont like to rush around, so wedont mind if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend youre going totheir house for dinner, its OK 2 you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our timeslowly. We 3 the time we spend with our family and friends in our everydaylives. We often just 4 our friendshomes if we have time. We dont usuallyhave to make plans to meet our friends. When we see each other, its polite for boysto shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often justwalk around the town center, 5 as many of our friends as we can!In Switzerland, its very 6 to be on time. Were the capital of clocks andwatches, after all! If someone invites you 7 him or her at noon, then you 8 be there at noon . If youre even 15minutes late, your friend may get mad.So I 9 to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house earlyto 10 heavy traffic because I think its impolite to keep others 11 .Also, we never visit a friends house without 12 first. We almost alwaysmake plans to see friends. We usually plan to do 13 , or go somewheretogether.( )1.A.relaxing about B.relaxed with C. relaxed about( )2.A.if B.so C.when( )3.A.valuable B.value C.dislike( )4.A.drop off B.drop out C.drop by( )5.A.see B.seeing C.are seeing( )6.A.importance B.necessary C.not important( )7.A.to meet B.meet C.meeting( )8.A.expect B.are expected C. are expected to( )9.A.make a effort B. make effort C. make an effort( )10.A. meet B.miss C.avoid( )11.A.wait B.waiting C.to wait( )12.A. called B.call C.calling( )13.A.something interesting B. interesting something C. anything interestingDear Laura,1.感谢你的信息 . Yes, Im having a great time on my student exchange program in France. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice. 2.They go out of their way to make me feel at home. She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind. She always talks to me in French to help me practice. You wouldnt believe how quickly my French has improved because of that. 3.Im very comfortable speaking French now. 4.Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesnt worry me as it used to.My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things 5.不同于 the way they are at home. For example, youre not supposed to put your bread on your plate. Youre supposed to put it on the table! 6.I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now Im used to it. 7.I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but Im gradually getting used to it. 8.I dont find French customs so strange anymore,Ill write again soon and tell you more about my life in France. Hope youre having a good school year.