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Unit 5 How do you get to school ? Section B(3a-4)
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A
When you come to Auckland as a foreigner，you’ll easily find a traditional pub
（酒吧）either in small towns or in big cities. In these pubs many different kinds
of drinks such as wine, beer, coke, coffee, and juice are served. You can find out
the local culture. However, if you don′ t know the pub culture, you may feel
embarrassed or even get into trouble.
Most pubs in Auckland have no waiters, so you have to go to the bar to get your own
drinks. Those who don’t know this may wait a very long time before they realize
they would have to fetch their own drinks. While you are standing in front of the
bar waiting for service, you are able to chat with others who are also waiting for
service. The bar counter(柜台)is possibly the only place you can find in Auckland
to talk friendly with strangers. But while you are chatting with others or talking
about what you want to order, you mustn’t block all the entrance to the bar.
Remember, you’ll never go into the pubs unless you are over 18. C. no more than
10waiters D .no waiters
B
Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry
in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until
his parents died one night when there was an earthquake(地震). Luckily his sister
had taken him to see their aunt in the city and they were not at home. Everything
was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to
their aunt, who was not rich, they grew up but they lived a hard life. Dick’s sister
was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After Dick finished middle school, he found
a job in a hotel and began to work there.
One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the
second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of
his legs was broken and he had to stay in hospital. He said to the nurse, “ I’m
a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward for me, please.”
“Can’t any body help you?” she asked.
“No, madam,” answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s
poor, too.”
“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And
God is the richest person in the world, you know!”
“ Well, then,” Dick said with a smile, “Please arrange a first-class ward for
me and send the bill to my brother-in-law（姐夫）.”
c
If you go to Hong Kong by air，you will arrive at Hong Kong International Airport.
Because there was not enough land，it was built （被建造） out into the sea. It is
in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in
Hong Kong.
The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship
or through a tunnel（隧道）under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.
The population of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by
many people. Clothes，computers，radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy
all kinds of things，such as watches and computers there.
People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog
racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and
tired，there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of hotels to
live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for wonderful Chinese food. You can enjoy
many kinds of food，for example，fish，vegetables and the famous Beijing Duck. There
is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.
D
The new school term is coming. Now the school clerks are planning a new timetable
for Class 5，Grade 7.
There are six classes every day, four in the morning and two in the afternoon. The
students have a math class every day. And they have seven English classes in a week.
Two of them are given by a foreign teacher and should be arranged （安排） together
on Thursday morning.
There are five Chinese classes in a week. Two of them should also be arranged one
after the other for the students to write their compositions.
They have two music classes in a week but on different days. Besides these, there
is an art class every Wednesday afternoon.