Question

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

	this; time; simple; friend; with; they; reply; topic; if; greet

 

Perhaps you've experienced the following situation: You meet an English speaker and begin with what you think is a standard greeting, "How do you do?" Then in ___61___, you hear exactly the same words. You don't know what to say next.

Actually, the exact same greeting is a standard reply to "How do you do?" Don't be nervous, you can __62____ nod and say "fine," and start a new ___63___.

However, next time you watch a Hollywood movie, or ___64___you have the chance to go to an English speaking country, you may be surprised to find that people seldom greet each other ___65___ this sentence. Actually, this expression is very formal (正式的). Many people avoid using such language in everyday life.

Instead of using “how do you do?”, younger people these days use ____66__ own expressions. To people you meet for the first time, you can say: "Nice to meet you." At other__67____, “How's it going?”, “What's up?”, “How are you?” are other casual expressions you can use when talking to friends or ____68__ people.

To reply to ___69___ informal greetings, you can just say "Fine", or "Oh, not so bad". If you are in a good mood, you could even give your friend a "high five". Simply, raise your hand and clap (轻拍) your ___70___ palm in the air.

Answer 1

61—65：  reply  simply  topic  if  with

66—70：  their  times  greeting  these  friend’s