You plan a date with a friend．But something happens． You（1）　　 arrive on time．What can you （2）　　？You can let your friend know．Send （3）　　 a text message．You can say，"I am coming． But I am running late．" Then apologize （道歉）． Say， " （4）　　 "． Then give a reason． "Traffic is very bad today．" Everyone is late sometimes． But always try to be on time!

Do you have trouble being on time？ You can do some things to avoid being late． Give yourself plenty of （5）　　 to get to a place． How much time do you need？ Decide that， and then add five or ten minutes．You never know when something will delay （延误）you．To help you keep on schedule，set （6）　　 alarms． When the first alarm rings， stop working and （7）　　 ready to go． When the second alarm rings， walk （8）　　 the door． Then you will be on time．

Do you use good manners？ Do you treat others well？ Do you say "please" and "thank you"？ You （1）　　？ Good． Then you respect （尊重） others． You （2）　___　 their feelings． That is important． （3）　　 can be polite．

You can let others talk． Listen and don't interrupt （打断）． Maybe someone is （4）　　． You can still listen politely．

Using good manners makes people happy． It shows you respect them． Using bad manners can make them mad． But when something bad happens to you， you can still be polite． You don't have to get mad． Shouting loudly or using bad language（5）　　 anything．

Saying " （6）　　 " is also good manners．When you bump（撞）into someone （7）　　， you should say， "Excuse me．" When you need to walk in front of someone， say， "Excuse me．" Then people will respect you， too．

Look at this newspaper page． Read about December holiday events in one town． Then answer the questions：

（1）Which event is only for kids？　　

A． Crafts Projects．

B． Holiday Concert．

C． Benefit Breakfast．

（2）What time does the breakfast start？　　

A． 4 p．m．

B． 11 a．m．

C． 9 a．m．

（3）Which event is on Saturday？　　

A． Holiday Fair．

B． Holiday Concert．

C． Benefit Breakfast．

（4）Where is the Holiday Concert？　　

A． In the library．

B． In the high school．

C． In Town Hall．

Joe Bot and Rob Ot are robots．They are also best friends．The two pals live on a faraway planet．They are characters in a new book series （系列）． The books are graphic （绘画） novels．They are written by Russ Bolts and illustrated （插图） by Jay Cooper． The first two Bots books are in stores now．

（1）What is the name of the book series？　　

A． Joe Bot and Rob Ot

B． Two Robots

C． Bots

（2）Who is the writer of the Bots books？　　

A． Joe Bot．

B． Russ Bolts．

C． Jay Cooper．

（3）Who are Joe Bot and Rob Ot？　　

A． They are robots．

B． They are best friends．

C． They are characters in a new book series．

Anvitha Vgay， 9， can build an app． With the help of You Tube videos， the young techies from Melbourne， Australia， learned to code （编程） at age 7． Soon， she was trying her hand at making apps． "When I first got my iPad， I was fascinated by all the apps on it，" she said，"It wasn't long before I wanted to create my own．" She built her first two apps with her younger sister in mind． Smartkins Animals helps children identify （识别） more than 100 animals and their sounds． Smartkins Rainbow Colors teaches kids colors． Each app has been downloaded thousands of times．

（1）When did Anvitha begin to learn to make apps？　　

A． At the age of 7．

B． At the age of 8．

C． At the age of 9．

（2）For whom did Anvitha build her first two apps？　　

A． For her brother．

B． For her sister．

C． For herself．

（3）What is Smartkins Animals？　　

A． A toy．

B． An app．

C． An apple．

（4）What does Smartkins Rainbow Colors teach kids？　　

A． Colors．

B． Animals．

C． Animals' sounds．