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    From Mr.Ward Hoffman.

    Sir,I was halfway through Professor Raj Persaud's article“What's the tipping point”(Financial Times Weekend,April 9-10) when it occurred to me that what I was reading was not ironic (讽刺的).If Prof Persaud wants to know why Americans tip in restaurants,he needs only to ask the first American he meets in London.?

    Americans tip in restaurants for one reason,and one reason only:we tip to supplement (补贴) the salary of restaurant workers.Quality of service does not enter into it,beyond the fact that one may tip a bit less for poor service,or a little more for good service.Not tipping at all in a non-fast-food restaurant is not a choice.In the US,one used to tip about 15 per cent for dining in a family-style restaurant or in an up-market (高档的) restaurant. Here,in San Francisco Bay area restaurants,we are encouraged to tip 20 per cent or more,to help restaurant workers live in this very expensive area.

    After eating at an Italian restaurant in my city,I left a tip of 20 per cent on the non-tax part of our dinner bill.It was expected.There is nothing more complicated (复杂的) than that about Americans tipping in restaurants.

    Ward Hoffman,Palo Alto,CA 94306,US

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    From Mr.Philip McBride Johnson.?

    Sir,I agree with most of Raj Persaud's opinion about the doubtful value of tipping,but with one exception (例外).Tips can be very useful when one is a repeat customer or diner.It is only when the tipper is a stranger and likely to remain so that the system does not work to his or her advantage.But frequent a hotel or a restaurant,always tip a bit more,and the difference in service and treatment will be easily felt.?

    Philip McBride Johnson,Great Falls,VA 22066,US

    1.What can we learn from Hoffman's letter??

    A.Quality of service determines tipping in the US.?

    B.Americans don't tip in non fast-food restaurants.?

    C.Tipping in US up-market restaurant is unnecessary.?

    D.How to tip in the United States is not complicated.?

    2.Johnson's letter shows __________.?

    A.a stranger in a restaurant is likely to tip a bit more?

    B.diners receive better service if they frequent a restaurant?

    C.repeat diners may get good service if they tip a bit more?

    D.the tipping system works to the advantage of new customers?

    3.From the two letters,we can learn Professor Raj Persaud__________ .?

    A.feels doubtful about the value of tipping?

    B.believes tipping improves quality of service?

    C.wants to ask Hoffman about tipping m the US?

    D.thinks tipping a bit more one can get good service?

    4.The two letters most probably appears in a__________.?

    A.notice?

    B.handbook?

    C.book review?

    D.newspaper

    答案：D;C;A;D
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    A．Search for the new tie．

    B．Fix the shelf．

    C．Paint the shelf

    2．When does the conversation take place?

    A．OnFriday．

    B．On Saturday．

    C．On Sunday．

    3．What did the man say the book is about?

    A．Elephant hunting．

    B．A hunter's life．

    C．Wild animals in Africa．

    4．How do the cat and the dog get along?

    A．In a friendly way．

    B．They often fight against each other．

    C．They don't seem to like each other．

    5．What does the man think about the price of the car?

    A．Reasonable；

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    C．Unbelievable．

    第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

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    A．Last Monday．

    B．Last Wednesday．

    C．Last Friday．

    7．What did the man send to his brother inside the letter?

    A．A photo．

    B．Some money．

    C．A postcard．

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    A．Husband and wife．

    B．Neighbors．

    C．Friends．

    听下面一段材料，回答9至10题。

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    A．A manager．

    B．A secretary．

    C．A visitor to the company

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    A．77328905．

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    A．A table far away from noise．

    B．A table near the window．

    C．A table for three．

    12．What kind ofsoup is recommended io the man?

    A．Tender meat soup．

    B．Fresh fish soup．

    C．Just some vegetable soup．

    13．What pie does the man ask for？

    A．A pie with vegetable in the middle．

    B．A pie with chicken in it．

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    A．Mr．powell came．

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    C．Mr．Powell was late．

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    A．He had put the card in his wallet．

    B．He had lost the card．

    C．He had given the card to the woman．

    16．Where did Mr．Deen come from?

    A．A station．

    B．A hospitaI．

    C．A restaurant．

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    17．What is the speaker doing?

    A．Reporting a football game．

    B．Telling the story ofa football fan．

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    B．Confident．

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