"How are you?" is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the U．S．A greet each other．But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't need an answer．The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine．The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi"．
Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree．I think you're wrong ．．．" But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure．" It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone．
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now．" Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse．"Someone's at the door．" "Something is burning on the stove (爐灶)．" The excuses might be real, or not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person．
When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language．
1．When a person in America asks" How are you? ", he or she wants to hear ．
A．How are you? B．Hello．
C．I don't know． D．Fine．
2．When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say " "
A．You are wrong．I disagree． B．I'm not sure．
C．I'm sure I disagree． D．No, I disagree．
3．A polite way to finish a talk is to say " "
A．You have to go now． B．I want to hang up．
C．I have to go now． D．I don't want to talk any more．
4．When a person says " I've to go now．Someone's at the door．", the person may be
A．giving an excuse B．hurting someone's feeling
C．ill D．asking you a question
5．The rule of the game of language is probably
A．" Always say what you mean．"
B．"Don't disagree with people．"
C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking．"
D． "Be polite．"
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"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."
"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."
"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (標價)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."
Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .
1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.
A. wanted to steal the trousers B. wanted to sell the trousers
C. wanted to fool him D. wanted to buy the trousers
2.The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers.
A. would give Tom two dollars
B. would pay three dollars
C. would pay five dollars
D. would give Tom six dollars and a half
3.The shop owner insisted（堅持） that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.
A. he wanted to sell them cheaply
B. he wanted to buy them cheaply
C. he didn't like the trousers
D. they were old and dirty
4.In fact, the trousers _________.
A. were hanging inside the shop
B. were stolen by Tom from the shop
C. had been the shop owner's
D. had been Tom's
5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.
A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars
B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half
C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars
D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half
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1.A. agreed B. liked C. decided D. refused
2.A. food B. goods C. water D. meat
3.A. all B. both C. none D. one
4.A. tallest B. smallest C. busiest D. fastest
5.A. find B. give C. choose D. carry
6.A. lightest B. smallest C. best D. biggest
7.A. glad B. worry C. sorry D. tired
8.A. early B．later C．past D．last
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10.A. more B．little C．less D．no
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1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around____________.
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A．the Tower of London |
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B．St. Paul's Cathedral |
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C．some famous buildings in London |
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D．the whole city of London |
2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____________to build St. Paul's Cathedral.
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A．less than half a year |
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B．more than a month |
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C．five hundred years |
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D．forty years |
3.The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he______________
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A．tried not to let the visitor know it |
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B．tried not to show the visitor around the city |
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C．had no time to tell the visitor |
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D．didn't want to say anything |
4.The Englishman's last answer showed he______________.
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A．was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before |
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B．could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it |
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C．was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer |
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D．didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building |
5.The best title (標題) for this passage is_______________.
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A．English history |
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B．Around London |
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C．What's that strange building? |
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D．How long did it take to build it? |
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閱讀下面短文，用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空(必要時可加情態動詞或助動詞）。
“Everything happens for the best," my grandmother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry, one day your luck 1._______(change). "
Grandmother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had decided to be sports announcer (廣播員) in a radio station, so I 2._______ ( go) to Shanghai and knocked on the door of every station. But I got refused every time.
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I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a company and needed someone 4._______ ( manage) the sports center. But again, I didn't get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Granny reminded me. I tried another radio station in Beijing. But the owner, a nice man, told me he already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, " How can someone be a sports announcer if he 5._______(not, get) a job in a radio station?"
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"Oh, no," said the woman. "He must 43 his bag when he wakes up tomorrow morning. If he can't find it, he'll telephone the police."
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"No, I don't think so. He must forget_49__," his wife said.
"Oh! I remember now! He forgot to 50 for the night," cried out the man suddenly. Then they looked at each other without saying a word.
1.A. sister B. friend C. aunt D. wife
2. A. asleep B. awake C. alive D. alone
3.A. set off B. give up C. look for D. take off
4.A. idea B. advice C. instruction D. excuse
5. A. eats B. receives C. likes D. refuses
6.A. onto B. for C. with D. into
7. A. open B. opens C. opening D. lo open
8.A. interesting B. important C. delicious D. useful
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