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初三英语培优试题 When the Americans were getting r__1___ to send their first men to the moon , an old Irishman was watching them o___2___ television in the bar of a hotel . There was an Englishman in the bar too , and he said to the Irishman , “The Americans are very clever , a____3__ they ? ” They’re going to send some men to the moon . It’s a very long way f__4____ our w____5___.” “Oh , that’s nonsense ,”the Irishman a___6_____ quickly .“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few m____7___ time . That’s much farther away than the moon , you know .” The Englishman was very surprised when he h___8___ this . “Oh , yes , it is ,” he said , “but the sun’s too hot for people to go to .” The Irishman laughed and answered , “Well , the Irish aren’t stupid , you know . Wewon’t go to the sun during the day , of c____9___ .We’ll go there d___10____ the night .” 1.___________2.__________3.__________4.___________5.___________ 6.___________7.__________8.__________9.___________10.__________ Manners are important in every country, f___1___ people have different i___2___ about their manners. What is good in one country may not be w___3___ in another.??? Chinese people are s___4___ to know the fact that an Englishman d___5___ stop to talk and shake hands with his friend i___6___ the street. They just say hello t___7___ each other and then pass on.?? English people think that w___8___ Chinese end our v___9___ to friends all of a sudden. They u___10___ begin to show that they want to go 15 o_11_ 20 minutes before they leave their f___12___ house. And they do this two or three t___13___ within 20 minutes.??? It is important f___14___ people to understand each other. Here is a s___15___ , “When in Rome, do as the Romans do .” 1.___________2.__________3.__________4.___________5.___________ 6.___________7.__________8.__________9.___________10.__________ Many years ago , there was a family c___1___ Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five g___2___ and six boys in the f