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.5 {: T$ i& |0 z+ k$ E
___4___, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, ___5___ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of ___6___.
2 u2 |7 U4 N( H, a1 e- w7 o 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___.
6 d1 V9 F% d/ c3 J0 a8 G& k$ E# c2 U) g 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.* l6 @. h# J6 v- r( P
1. A. relaxed B. frustrated C. amused D. exhausted
9 j. S4 P# Q- | 2. A. yet B. otherwise C. even D. so
* l7 ?% R" a" o, | 3. A. experience B. witness C. watch D. undergo6 \' I+ c% v+ F* _
4. A. Deliberately B. Consequently C. Frequently D. Apparently
) N0 |6 ]3 V# s( w. o 5. A. unless B. once C. while D. as
( u* R0 k0 n9 N4 n 6. A. suspicion B. opposition C. criticism D. praise
S8 F7 s4 h: G7 R; l 7. A. emotion B. fancy C. likeliness D. judgement
( S/ M+ E% Z5 U0 D3 ] 8. A. at length B. to a great extent C. from his heart D. by all means7 ]% F" L: o. }0 f1 G9 Q; F
9. A. follows B. predicts C. defies D. supports
- W5 o/ G) Q+ T' D, \ 10. A. dedication B. compassion C. contemplation D. speculation, K# _5 Q' ` `7 F7 A9 m/ T
11. A. Still B. Also C. Certainly D. Fundamentally
% b4 @- `( b; x0 }, _9 ] 12. A. faith B. reliance C. honor D. credit3 U) H/ b6 @( i2 x8 h" y
13. A. if B. once C. when D. whereas
& s" [% a' Y. J D 14. A. propositions B. predictions C. approval D. defiance
5 _- b5 N* Z; l4 o+ s: s5 ? 15. A. about B. on C. in D. to2 [* @4 a3 m4 d7 h# K
16. A. started B. conducted C. replaced D. proposed: ^" |2 Y- M+ m5 l& ~
17. A. Since B. Although C. However D. Only if1 [* t f) E3 S9 S. q0 k! z" v
18. A. Even if B. Because C. If D. For5 M# ~; c. q% d6 f& s& r$ p
19. A. at a loss B. at last C. insgroupsD. on the occasion
" T1 H$ o( p! F 20. A. stimulate B. constitute C. furnish D. provoke( ]( m- }* n0 {+ ~8 j, n
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11. C 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D |