C. tell us the history of several sports in Brazil D. introduce several very popular sports in Brazil
57. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?
A. Sports are extremely popular in Brazil. B. All kinds of sports are played in Brazil. C. Brazil athletes are out of control. D. Brazil athletes are not well educated. A. football is the most popular sport in every country B. people don’t need anything to play soccer C. Brazil has won every World Cup Soccer D. Brazil leads the world in football
59. According to the writer, what is the second most popular sport in Brazil? A. Football. B. Volleyball. C. Footvolley. D. Tennis.
B
A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day. ―Did you notice,‖ she started, ―how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?‖
True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild. Without manners, we’re no more than animals.
Actually, that’s not true. I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other. Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line.
My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time. We were made to feel very uncomfortable like we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry. And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable.
I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners. While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off.
Many years later, when I was attending seminars(研讨会) across the country, my manners are quite useful.
While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it. I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me. I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics. 60. What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?
A. Her son’s eating too quickly. B. Her son’s not having a healthy diet.
C. Her son’s not having good table manners. D. Teenagers’ not having good manners