Mind your mannersIn England recently three foreigners came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn’t agree. But in many parts of India, a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty. In that country, you shake your head to mean “yes”—a nod means “no”.At a meal in countries on the Arabic peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeatedly refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.In Europe, it is quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting and talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid touching the head of an adult---it’s just not done in Thailand.You want to have another drink in Bulgaria, you need to _______________.

Mind your mannersIn England recently three foreigners came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn’t agree. But in many parts of India, a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty. In that country, you shake your head to mean “yes”—a nod means “no”.At a meal in countries on the Arabic peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeatedly refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.In Europe, it is quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting and talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid touching the head of an adult---it’s just not done in Thailand.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

Horse TalkDo you know horses talk? You can learn to understand “horse talk” if you pay close attention to them.When horses live in the wild, other animals try to eat them, so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive. Even now, when most horses live on farms, they watch for danger. For this reason, never walk behind a horse. If you surprise it, the horse might mistake you for a lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.By watching the ears, you can get clues to what the horse is hearing. A horse can turn each ear in a different direction. For a wild horse, this skill is important for survival. The horse can hear something creeping up behind it while also checking out a threating noise in front. When a horse lets its ears down, it’s feeling safe and relaxed. Though these actions may be natural response and not deliberate communities, they help you know what the horse is thinking.Sometimes horses can send definite message. For example, they know they are safer when they’re with other horses. If they become isolated, they “whiny（嘶鸣）,” calling for company. They’re saying, “Where are you? I’m over here!” Domestic horses use the same sounds to stay in touch with other horse.If a horse snorts(打响鼻儿)， it’s not communicating anything. It’s just clearing dust or grass seed out of its nose. But if it snorts while holding its head high and staring at something, it’s saying, “That looks dangerous. Get ready to run!” When two horses meet, they put their noses together and smell each other’s breath. It’s their way of asking, “Are you a friend?” Horses also “blow,” breathing out the air loudly through the nose, when they meet something strange. They are asking, “Is this safe?”Horses have a language of their own. Now you know a bit of what they might be saying!Horses in the wild “talk” mainly to____.

Horse TalkDo you know horses talk? You can learn to understand “horse talk” if you pay close attention to them.When horses live in the wild, other animals try to eat them, so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive. Even now, when most horses live on farms, they watch for danger. For this reason, never walk behind a horse. If you surprise it, the horse might mistake you for a lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.By watching the ears, you can get clues to what the horse is hearing. A horse can turn each ear in a different direction. For a wild horse, this skill is important for survival. The horse can hear something creeping up behind it while also checking out a threating noise in front. When a horse lets its ears down, it’s feeling safe and relaxed. Though these actions may be natural response and not deliberate communities, they help you know what the horse is thinking.Sometimes horses can send definite message. For example, they know they are safer when they’re with other horses. If they become isolated, they “whiny（嘶鸣）,” calling for company. They’re saying, “Where are you? I’m over here!” Domestic horses use the same sounds to stay in touch with other horse.If a horse snorts(打响鼻儿)， it’s not communicating anything. It’s just clearing dust or grass seed out of its nose. But if it snorts while holding its head high and staring at something, it’s saying, “That looks dangerous. Get ready to run!” When two horses meet, they put their noses together and smell each other’s breath. It’s their way of asking, “Are you a friend?” Horses also “blow,” breathing out the air loudly through the nose, when they meet something strange. They are asking, “Is this safe?”Horses have a language of their own. Now you know a bit of what they might be saying!It is dangerous to____.

Horse TalkDo you know horses talk? You can learn to understand “horse talk” if you pay close attention to them.When horses live in the wild, other animals try to eat them, so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive. Even now, when most horses live on farms, they watch for danger. For this reason, never walk behind a horse. If you surprise it, the horse might mistake you for a lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.By watching the ears, you can get clues to what the horse is hearing. A horse can turn each ear in a different direction. For a wild horse, this skill is important for survival. The horse can hear something creeping up behind it while also checking out a threating noise in front. When a horse lets its ears down, it’s feeling safe and relaxed. Though these actions may be natural response and not deliberate communities, they help you know what the horse is thinking.Sometimes horses can send definite message. For example, they know they are safer when they’re with other horses. If they become isolated, they “whiny（嘶鸣）,” calling for company. They’re saying, “Where are you? I’m over here!” Domestic horses use the same sounds to stay in touch with other horse.If a horse snorts(打响鼻儿)， it’s not communicating anything. It’s just clearing dust or grass seed out of its nose. But if it snorts while holding its head high and staring at something, it’s saying, “That looks dangerous. Get ready to run!” When two horses meet, they put their noses together and smell each other’s breath. It’s their way of asking, “Are you a friend?” Horses also “blow,” breathing out the air loudly through the nose, when they meet something strange. They are asking, “Is this safe?”Horses have a language of their own. Now you know a bit of what they might be saying!A horse’s ears are special because they can ____.

Horse TalkDo you know horses talk? You can learn to understand “horse talk” if you pay close attention to them.When horses live in the wild, other animals try to eat them, so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive. Even now, when most horses live on farms, they watch for danger. For this reason, never walk behind a horse. If you surprise it, the horse might mistake you for a lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.By watching the ears, you can get clues to what the horse is hearing. A horse can turn each ear in a different direction. For a wild horse, this skill is important for survival. The horse can hear something creeping up behind it while also checking out a threating noise in front. When a horse lets its ears down, it’s feeling safe and relaxed. Though these actions may be natural response and not deliberate communities, they help you know what the horse is thinking.Sometimes horses can send definite message. For example, they know they are safer when they’re with other horses. If they become isolated, they “whiny（嘶鸣）,” calling for company. They’re saying, “Where are you? I’m over here!” Domestic horses use the same sounds to stay in touch with other horse.If a horse snorts(打响鼻儿)， it’s not communicating anything. It’s just clearing dust or grass seed out of its nose. But if it snorts while holding its head high and staring at something, it’s saying, “That looks dangerous. Get ready to run!” When two horses meet, they put their noses together and smell each other’s breath. It’s their way of asking, “Are you a friend?” Horses also “blow,” breathing out the air loudly through the nose, when they meet something strange. They are asking, “Is this safe?”Horses have a language of their own. Now you know a bit of what they might be saying!When a horse’s ears are down, we know that it is____.

Horse TalkDo you know horses talk? You can learn to understand “horse talk” if you pay close attention to them.When horses live in the wild, other animals try to eat them, so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive. Even now, when most horses live on farms, they watch for danger. For this reason, never walk behind a horse. If you surprise it, the horse might mistake you for a lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.By watching the ears, you can get clues to what the horse is hearing. A horse can turn each ear in a different direction. For a wild horse, this skill is important for survival. The horse can hear something creeping up behind it while also checking out a threating noise in front. When a horse lets its ears down, it’s feeling safe and relaxed. Though these actions may be natural response and not deliberate communities, they help you know what the horse is thinking.Sometimes horses can send definite message. For example, they know they are safer when they’re with other horses. If they become isolated, they “whiny（嘶鸣）,” calling for company. They’re saying, “Where are you? I’m over here!” Domestic horses use the same sounds to stay in touch with other horse.If a horse snorts(打响鼻儿)， it’s not communicating anything. It’s just clearing dust or grass seed out of its nose. But if it snorts while holding its head high and staring at something, it’s saying, “That looks dangerous. Get ready to run!” When two horses meet, they put their noses together and smell each other’s breath. It’s their way of asking, “Are you a friend?” Horses also “blow,” breathing out the air loudly through the nose, when they meet something strange. They are asking, “Is this safe?”Horses have a language of their own. Now you know a bit of what they might be saying!From the text, we know that horses____.

Bright ideasDo you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British designers for tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; group one was for schoolchildren under 16; group two fro schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.Neil hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “sunshine superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate (精确的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar (太阳的) power.You can do so much with cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated(动画的) road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or father from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). Quite a warning!The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”

Bright ideasDo you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British designers for tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; group one was for schoolchildren under 16; group two fro schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.Neil hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “sunshine superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate (精确的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar (太阳的) power.You can do so much with cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated(动画的) road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or father from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). Quite a warning!The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”

Bright ideasDo you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British designers for tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; group one was for schoolchildren under 16; group two fro schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.Neil hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “sunshine superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate (精确的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar (太阳的) power.You can do so much with cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated(动画的) road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or father from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). Quite a warning!The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”