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to make decisions about their work clothes. They wear uniforms to work every day.
For many office workers, however, it is more difficult to choose clothes for work. They do not wear
uniforms to the office. Also, many organizations are changing their dress codes. They are allowing their
employees (员工) to wear casual clothes to work.
The change to casual (随意的) work clothes began in the 1990s. At first, many companies (公司) in
the United States allowed employees to wear casual clothes on one day of the week - Friday. Friday became
"Casual Friday" or "Dress-down Friday". Today, however, many companies are allowing their employees
to wear casual clothes every day of the week.
Why are companies allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? Some studies show that people
are producing and achieving more when they are wearing comfortable clothes. Some companies also like
the casual dress code because they don"t need to buy special clothes for work. They can save money this
way.
Unfortunately, a casual dress code can also cause problems. Sometimes employees dress too casually.
They think they can wear anything. Many companies have rules (要求) about casual clothes. They list the
kinds of clothes that are not "business-casual" clothes. Blue jeans, sandals, and sportswear are examples
of clothes that are usually too casual for the office.
B. Sportswear.
C. Blue jeans.
D. Uniforms.
B. It is a rule about what clothes to wear.
C. It saves a lot of money.
D. It shows you what to say at work.
D. have smart uniforms on
C. wear casual clothes to work
D. work longer hours
B. It is difficult for them to choose clothes for work.
C. They don"t like the same uniform.
D. It is easy for them to make decisions about work clothes.
B. Usually employees put on expensive clothing.
C. Employees always have too little on themselves.
D. Sometimes employees dress too casually.
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1. People celebrate it in memory of the famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. _______
2. On that day, many families eat mooncakes outside in the open air. They often tell the story Chang"e. _______
3. In western countries children often put stockings at the end of their beds because Father Christmas will come
to fill the stockings with nice presents. _______
4. In October in Canada and in November in the United States, people celebrate the harvest by preparing a large
meal. They usually taste turkeys. _______
5. Can you write down one of your favourite holidays or festivals? Try, please. _______
（请用英语写一个你喜欢的名称，请不要重复上面的节日。）
In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. 2 They prefer their
tea plain, with nothing else in it.
3 The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony. It is very old and full of
meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in
Japanese homes.
4 In England, the late afternoon is "tea time". Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English
usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and a little sandwich
at teatime. This is the so-called "Afternoon Tea" in Britain.
In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after dinner. 5 1 Making tea with the
bags is faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea- "iced tea."
Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
| A. Tea is also important in Japan. B. Another tea-drinking country is England. C. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. D. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. E. In different countries, people have very different ideas about drinking tea. |
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| Taohuayuan It lies in Taoyuan County and is 23 km away from Changde. The temples here were built in the 10th century. During the reign (统治) of Guangxu (1875-1908) of the Qing Dynasty, a scenic spot (景点) appeared according to the article "On the Land of Peach (桃) Flowers" written by Tao Yuanming, a famous writer of the Jin Dynasty. The tour area today is made up of four parts－the Taohua Mountain, the Taohualing Hill, the Taoyuan Mountain and the Qinren Village. Changde Poem Wall Changde Poem Wall is a 3-kilometer-long riverbank alongside the Yuanjiang River, which is engraved (雕刻) with poems, handwriting and painting and it is listed as the longest wall with engraved arts in Guinness Record. |
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| The Olympic Games began in Olympia, a small town in 1 many years ago. The modern Olympic Games 2 in 1896 to promote (促进) international understanding through 3 . Nine nations 4 the Games. In 1936, a black American runner 5 four gold medals in Germany. |
