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e Thanksgiving Day . A. in early October B. in early November C. in late October D. in late November ( )28. Canadians usually on Thanksgiving Day. A. eat cakes B. stay together C. watch the moon D. sing a song ( )29. The subject of Jenny’s is “ ”. A. Your birthday B. My birthday C. Thanksgiving Day D. National Day ( )30. Li Ming and Jenny both use the when they write to each other. A. pen B. paper C. puter D. telephone B As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dogtired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的 ). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national f lower of England, America and many other countries. The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by paring how some words are used. ( )31. The word “dog” in Chinese usually . A. shows peace B. stands for friendship C. has a negative meaning D. has a positive meaning ( )32. “Every dog has its day” means “ ” in English. A. Everybody in the world is lucky B. Each person lives his own way of life C. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed D. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky ( )33. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to(指代 ) “_______”. A. a tired person B. a brave man C. a homeless person D. an unkind woman ( )34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Words show differences in cultures. B. Chinese people prefer dogs to cats. C. Western people regard cats as good friends. D. Rose is the national flower of all Western countries. ( )35. What’s the BEST title for the passage? A. Negative or Positive? B. Different Countries Have Different Cultures C. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English D. What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese C That little “a” with a circle around it is most monly used as the “at” symbol. The symbol is usually found in addresses. Surprisingly though, there is no official (官方的 ) name for this symbol, there are lots of strange ways to describe the symbol. Before the symbol became the popular symbol for , it was used to show the cost of something. For example, if you bought 6 apples, you might write 6 apples $ each. As is being more and more popular, the symbol or the “at” sign is used between a person’s online user name and his mail server address, for example, . The symbol’s use on the Inter made it necessary for people to put this symbol on keyboards in the countries that had never seen or used the symbol before. The actual origin (起源 ) of the symbol