【正文】 the story! A friend even said that I had been drunk(喝醉 ) at his place and was sleeping and asked her whether or not 22 to answer the phone! After the call from 23 , my friend called me on my phone immediately. Once I 24 it, he couldn’t wait for me to speak and shouted: Where are you? Go home now! Your wife is looking for you! I told her that you were drunk at my place and don’t fet 25 before going home. That’s men’s friendship, true friendship! ( )16. A. doesn’t B. didn’t C. isn’t D. won’t ( )17. A. and B. so C. but D. then ( )18. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others ( )19. A. not B. still C. never D. always ( )20. A. so B. too C. very D. much ( )21. A. that B. when C. whether D. why ( )22. A. to wake me up B. to wake up me C. waking me up D. waking up me ( )23. A. my wife B. my buddy C. my friend D. a man ( )24. A. got B. answered C. had D. called ( )25. A. have a drink B. having a drink C. to have a drink D. to have a call 三 、閱讀理解 (共 15 小題； 每小題 2分，滿分 30 分 ) (A) This August， we’ ll wele guests from all over the world． Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions． It’ s important for us to know about them． In many countries， such as Thailand， India and Malaysia， people believe that the left hand is unclean． So， It’ s not proper to use one’ s left hand to hold food， touch others or pass objects． Doing so may offend certain guests． Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things— even by accident． If this happens， say sorry politely． Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement． People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky． Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky． Muslims(穆斯林 )do not eat pork， and words like pigs are not considered proper． People from Brazil， Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs(手帕 )as gifts． They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings． Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia． where most Muslims live． ( )1． Indians don’ t hold food with the left hand because they consider it_________． A． unclean B． useless C． valueless D． unimportant ( )2． The word“ offend” in the second paragraph might mean“ ________”． A． honor B． help C． hate D． hurt ( )3． Muslims do not_________． A． send gifts B． eat pork C． drink milk D． use handkerchiefs ( )4． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A． People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts． B． All the elderly people in the west like being helped by others． C． The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners． D． Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched． (B) Before the 1980s, models were just beautiful people in magazine photographs. People knew very little about them. They didn39。t know how old they were, where they lived or what their favourite sports were. Most people didn39。 weight, shoe size and hair colour. One of t