‘How are you?’is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other．But‘How are you?’is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't have an answer．
When a person meet a friend on the street and asks‘How are you?’, the person doesn't really expects to hear an answer such as‘I really don't know what's wrong with me．’The person who asks‘How are you?’expects to hear the answer‘Fine’even if the other person isn't! The reason is that‘How are you?’isn't really a question, and‘Fine．’isn't really an answer．They are simply ways of greeting people and saying‘Hello．’
Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks‘Do you agree?’, the other might be thinking‘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 so sure．’It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone．
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish conversation with other people．For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says,‘I've got to go now．’Often, the person who want to hang up gives an excuse：‘Someone's at the door．’‘I've got to put the groceries away．’‘Something is burning on the stove!’The excuse might be real, or it might not be．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't very polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings．
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation people often 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 all part of the game of language!
(1)
When a person in the United States asks,‘How are you?’ he or she expects to hear‘________．’
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A．
Fine
B．
Hello
C．
I don't know
D．
No answer
(2)
When a person wants to disagree with somebody, it is very polite to say ________．
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A．
You're wrong．I disagree
B．
I'm not so sure
C．
I'm sure I disagree
D．
I'm sure you're wrong
(3)
A polite way to end a conversation on the phone is to say‘________．’
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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 to you any longer
(4)
When a person says‘I've got to go now．Someone is at the door,’the person may be ________．
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A．
giving an excuse
B．
hurting someone's feeling
C．
talking to a person at the door
D．
getting into someone's way
(5)
One of the rules of the game of language is probably‘________．’
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(1)
We can go to the centre to _________ if we want to keep them．
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A．
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B．
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C．
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D．
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(2)
The youngest animal in the passage is _________．
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A．
a rabbit
B．
a sheep
C．
a cat
D．
a dog
(3)
The best place for Ashley is probably a home _________．
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A．
with other animals
B．
with six-year-old kids
C．
without adult dogs
D．
without any children
(4)
It is known that Ruby likes _________．
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A．
taking baths home
B．
facing cameras
C．
playing very much
D．
looking at boys
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The centre is open only on weekend．
B．
Chris is a baby dog with golden hair．
C．
Ms Elaine Ho doesn't like these pets．
D．
Thomas is an active dog of 2 years old．
阅读理解：
Foolish(silly)Freddie lived in a small village．The people of the village laughed．at him．They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was．They thought this was a funny thing to do．
One day, a visitor came to the village．
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie．"Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted．Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face．
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you．" He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin．"Which would you like? " he asked Freddie．
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once．
The villager laughed．"See how foolish he is, " he said．"He always does that．He's too silly to learn anything．"．He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor．
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值)much more．Two times as much．"
"I know that, " Freddie said．"But once I take the＄1coin, they'll stop playing the game．"
(1)
People laughed at Freddie because ________．
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A．
he often made up jokes
B．
he didn't like money
C．
he looked very funny
D．
they thought he was a fool
(2)
The villagers wanted to show the visitors ________．
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A．
how silly Freddie was
B．
how clever Freddie was
C．
Ho．w kind people were to Freddie
D．
that Freddie had much money
(3)
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he thought ________．
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A．
Freddie did not know money was useful
B．
the villager was not kind enough to the boy
C．
Freddie did not get along well with the villagers．
D．
Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more
(4)
From the story we know that Freddie was ________．
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A．
poor
B．
kind
C．
clever
D．
silly
(5)
The best title for t．he passage should be ________．
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A．
Clever Villagers
B．
"Foolish" Freddie
C．
Freddie and a Visitor
D．
A Visitor and the Villagers
阅读理解 根据短文内容判断正误。正确的写T，错误的写F。
Peter's uncle lived in the country．Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks．At any time when they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved(挥手)．Peter was surprised and said,“Uncle George, you know everybody here．Where did you meet them all?”“I don't know all these people,”said his uncle．“Then why do you wave to them?”asked Peter．
“Well, Peter,”answered his uncle,“when I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased．He continues(继续)his journey with a happier heart．But when I wave to someone who doesn't know me, he is surprised and says to himself,‘ho is that man? Why did he wave to me?’So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter．So I make everybody happy．”
(1)
Peter's uncle is called George．
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(2)
Peter's uncle lived in a city．
( )
(3)
Peter's uncle always waved to people when he went out．
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(4)
Peter's uncle didn't know any one of the people he waved to．
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(5)
Peter's uncle waved to strangers(陌生人)because he wanted to meet more people．
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