A: Excuse me. I'm new here. I wonder if you can help me.

B: Sure.

A: Thanks. Could you tell me if there are any bookstores in this town?

B: Yes, there are two. One is on New Street, and the other is on Green Street.

A: is better?

B: I think the one on New Street is better. It has the books.

A: How can I get there?

B: You can take a bus and it only ten minutes.

A: Thank you. And could you tell me if there is an Italian restaurant around here?

B: Sure. There's one just on this street. The food there is delicious, but it is always .You should go a little earlier to get a table.

A: I see. But could you tell me how I can get there?

B: Walk straight for about five minutes, and you will see it. It's from the post office.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: You're welcome.

    You (get) different answers if you ask people from different countries," Could you tell me the way to the post office?"

In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to (travel),"Go straight down to the corner, turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is (cross) from the bus stop.

    In the Midwest of America, there are no towns buildings within miles. So instead of landmarks, people tell you directions and distance. In Kansas, example, people will say, "Go north two miles, turn east and then go another mile."

    People in Greece sometimes do not even try (give) directions because few visitors understand Greek. Instead of giving you directions, a Greek will often say, " (follow) me." Then he or she will lead you across the streets the post office.

    Sometimes if a person doesn't know the answer to your question, he or she, like a New Yorker, might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan think "I don't know." is not polite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor easily get (lose) in Yucatan.

    Frank was a very talkative boy, He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it. His mother was very kind and1. When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.

    The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much2, but he did not know what it was. His mother3, "An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure 8. The sand is put in one end, and runs

4 a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through5 an hour."

    Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster." Let me 6 it, Mother," he said. "It is lazy, and will never get through."

    "Oh yes, it will, my son," said his mother. "The sand moves 7 ， but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. 8 you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the 9 are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around 10 great face. This is because they keep working every 11 . They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and 12 it will take them to do it."

    Later, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said," Mom, I13"His mother said," Study all the time.14 care about the time it will take. You will be able to say it very soon.

    Frank followed his mother's 15. He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

The library is the flower store the bookstore.

There is a public washroom of the street.