Question

One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?”. Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his desk.  So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right.” But you’ve put a bug in his ear一maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend，you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he did not realize that morning. It starts worrying him a little．First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily（愉快的） on your way asking someone else “How do you feel?”.

    Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for example, to ask “How do you feel?’’ if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow（家伙） is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question．

    When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel”, Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age”, he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.”

28. According to the writer, greetings, such as “How do you feel?” __________.

A. show one’s consideration for others            B. are a good way to make friends

C. are proper to ask a man in action                       D. generally make one feel uneasy

29. George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his __________.

A. cheerfulness           B. cleverness             C. ability                     D. politeness

30. “You’ve put a bug in his ear” means that you’ve__________.

A. made him laugh                                         B. shown concern（关心）for him

C. made fun of him                                          D. given him some kind of warning

Answer 1

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