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? A. Ms Smith. B. Adam. C. Ms Smith’s parents. D. Adam’s brother.27. How many hours does the pet sitter work from Saturday to Sunday? A. 10. B. 15. C. 20. D. 25.28. The pet sitter will get __________ for working every weekend. A. £30. B. £40. C. £50. D. £60.29. What is NOT the pet sitter’s job?A. Taking care of the dog. B. Taking a walk with the dog.C. Giving food to the dog. D. Cleaning the dog’s house.30. Which of the following is true? A. Adam asks for a job as a pet sitter. B. The pet sitter will work in his or her own house. C. Ms Smith lives far away from Victoria station. D. Adam is not good at looking after dogs and cats.BDifferent countries have different customs in giving presents. In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for “clock” is similar to the sound of “death”. Also, don’t wrap (用……包裹) a present in white, black, or blue paper, because they are the colours for funerals (葬禮). Don’t give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five, etc.) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals. In Germany if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don’t take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don’t take thirteen of anything because it’s an unlucky number. Don’t take an even number of anything, either. Don’t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.31. According to the passage, __________must never be given to Chinese people as presents. A. flowers B. clothes C. food D. clocks32. People don’t wrap presents in black or white paper in__________. A. Germany B. China C. both China and Germany D. both China and Russia33. What does the underlined word “even” mean in Chinese in the passage? A. 偶數(shù)的 B. 奇數(shù)的 C. 甚至 D. 平坦的34. What presents can you take to your dinner hostess in Germany? A. Thirteen of something. B. Flowers except red roses. C. An even number of something. D. Something wrapped in brown paper.35. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Foreigners’ presents. B. Giving flowers as presents. C. Different customs in giving presents. D. Don’t give thirteen of anything as presents.CAn American architect (建筑師) was visiting London. He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London.The driver drove him to the Tower of London. “This is the Tower of London. It was a prison (監(jiān)獄) in the old days,” he said. “It is so small. In America we could build this in a day,” said the American.The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey. He said,“This is a famous church. Kings and queens (國(guó)王與王后) get married here.”The American looked at the old building and said, “Huh. We could build this in two days.” The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul’s Cathedral. He stopped outside the church and said,“This is the most famous church in England. The great architect Christopher Wren built this church.” The American got out of the taxi and looked at the chu