Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is ___1___ only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, ___2___ embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to ___3___ the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.* S* E0 D5 J4 a4 W+ t" h4 e
___4___, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, ___5___ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of ___6___.1 w k2 @' r6 f$ z8 ?' v4 z* w4 B
It has been known as a fact that the a British has a ___7___ for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it ___8___. Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom ___9___ forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and ___10___ to everyone. This may be so. ___11___ a British cannot have much ___12___ in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong ___13___ a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate---or as inaccurate---as the weathermen in his ___14___.% o* T ~. s$ \& ?4 V9 I
Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references ___15___ weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are ___16___ by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it?" "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" ___17___ the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. ___18___ he wants to start a conversation with a British but is ___19___ to knowswheresto begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will ___20___ an answer from even the most reserved of the British.
% l, C3 c: s: Y% a7 ? 1. A. relaxed B. frustrated C. amused D. exhausted; P" E4 f% {7 R2 T& n
2. A. yet B. otherwise C. even D. so
0 c- n, k" w4 O" x" O 3. A. experience B. witness C. watch D. undergo/ H" m/ i E+ c q, x3 V
4. A. Deliberately B. Consequently C. Frequently D. Apparently
! b9 |# @) E9 K7 K! M9 S 5. A. unless B. once C. while D. as
8 i6 F9 i7 J& e9 P/ K2 \ 6. A. suspicion B. opposition C. criticism D. praise8 s% t: Y5 M i7 N
7. A. emotion B. fancy C. likeliness D. judgement
" _4 W; h4 H; ~/ o1 @1 p 8. A. at length B. to a great extent C. from his heart D. by all means
+ l( q: a% j4 c$ i2 Z5 q7 X 9. A. follows B. predicts C. defies D. supports
+ y4 L' b# B4 e0 g 10. A. dedication B. compassion C. contemplation D. speculation. y$ O h9 b5 \# y
11. A. Still B. Also C. Certainly D. Fundamentally
5 n: z5 N+ s; S/ G& Y4 Z, ` 12. A. faith B. reliance C. honor D. credit5 P+ C1 x! {' X9 @8 b2 c9 y. f
13. A. if B. once C. when D. whereas
, G4 y: Q$ e: z9 @* B5 v 14. A. propositions B. predictions C. approval D. defiance
5 ]2 [: i, V$ w! d 15. A. about B. on C. in D. to
2 ]: M* s z+ \6 @2 Y 16. A. started B. conducted C. replaced D. proposed* C t' R, i' r8 c3 G6 ~2 [( d
17. A. Since B. Although C. However D. Only if; R2 a/ M% J. V( d
18. A. Even if B. Because C. If D. For3 ?, a) U1 P$ p- O# I
19. A. at a loss B. at last C. insgroupsD. on the occasion/ O3 ?. Z# c. x3 k
20. A. stimulate B. constitute C. furnish D. provoke& b' B2 f! v2 z0 S" K* r
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