But the Chinese Did !

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Lesson 2

Text A

                                    But the Chinese Did !

    One day Tom said to one of his friends, "I'm going to have a holiday in Peking. But I don't speak Chinese, so I'll go to evening classes and have Chinese lessons for a month before I go."
    He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to China.
    When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, "Did you have any trouble with your Chinese when you were in Peking , Tom?"
    "No, I didn't have any trouble with it," answered Tom. "But the Chinese did !"

　
 
Text B

                                     At the Birthday Party  

　　MRs Ross: Welcome, Peter. Give me your coat and hat.
PETER: Thank you, Mrs Ross.
MRs Ross: The boys and girls are in the living room. Wait, I'll call John.
* * *JOHN: Hi, Peter. Why are you late?
PETER: My mother made me dress up.
JOHN: That's good. Alice has some pretty friends.
PETER: You know I don't like girls.
* * *PETER: Happy birthday, Alice. Many happy returns of the day. Here's a present for you.
ALIcE: Thank you, Peter. Come into the dining room. I'm going to cut the cake soon.
JOHN: Have some sandwiches , Peter.
PETER: Thanks. John. who's that girl?
JOHN: That's Joan. She's pretty, isn't she? She likes to dance. Ask her to dance.
PETER: Well , I don't know.
JOHN: Don't be afraid. She isn't going to bite¹ you.
PETER: Who's afraid? I'm not afraid.
* * *PETER: Would you like to dance, Joan?
JOAN: Yes , Thank you. I'd like to dance very much.　
 
Questions on Text B
7. Read the following passage once. Underline² the key words while reading³ and retell the story   to your partner.
                         
                                   Self-service
    If you are in a hurry and you want to have a quick meal there is no better place than a self-service restaurant. You go into the restaurant, pick up a tray⁴, knife, fork, and spoon and queue⁵ at a counter⁶ where the food is on display. You pick out what you want and put it on your tray, which you have to push along a special rack⁷ till you reach the cashier⁸. The cashier will give you your bill. After paying, you take your tray to any table you like. You can sit alone or with another customer. You can have a good meal in ten minutes. And-as there is no waiter you don't have to give a tip⁹.