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| Mr. s Green lives in the country (乡村), and she doesn't know London very well. One day, she goes to London. She can't find her __1__. Just then she __2__ a man near a bus stop. "I can ask him the way," she says to __3__ and asks," Excuse me, will you please __4__ me the way to King Street?" The man smiles with __5__ answer. He __6__ know English. He speaks Russian. He is a visitor. Then he __7__ his hand into his pocket (口袋), __8__ a piece of paper and lets her __9__ it. On the paper are these words, "Sorry, I __10__ English. | |||
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WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john --- English has many ___31___ for the little room we all have to go to every day. Here are some of the words that ___32___ and explanations of their meanings.
Different countries use different words. In the US, in ___33___ home, you will get ___34___ you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom” is. If you are in a shopping mall, you ___35___ ask directions to the “restroom”. US people also use the word “john”, which is named ___36___ the 19th century British inventor of the flush toilet (although he seems to have been called Thomas.).
In Britain the most commonly used words are “toilet” and “bathroom”. But “WC”, which ___37___ for “water closet”, and “lavatory” are also used. A public toilet is a “public convenience”. People ___38___ speak of the “ladies” and “Gents” (you see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the ___39___ to public toilets). An older, now rarely used word in Britain is “privy” which is short for “ ___40___ ”.
Australians say “loo” , which is quite popular in the UK ___41___. Canadians use the word “can ”, New Zealanders “bog”, ___42___ South Africans “want to go to the bathroom”.
Where does the word toilet itself ___43___ from? Well, it’s from the French “toilette” ---- to wash ___44___.
People from ___45___ countries also use some humorous words. For example, “ throne” to describe the toilet and “throne room” foe the bathroom.
31. A. words B. names C. places D. titles
32. A. uses B. use C. is used D. are used
33. A. some B. anyone C. someone’s D. somebody
34. A. how B. what C. where D. when
35. A. would B. must C. should D. can
36. A. in B. for C. after D. at
37. A. stands B. writes C. says D. asks
38. A. sometime B. never C. sometimes D. some times
39. A. entries B. exits C. roofs D. walls
40. A. pretty B. private C. plenty D. practice
41. A. what B. which C. who D. whose
42. A. as well B. also C. too D. either
43. A. is B. comes C. come D. change
44. A. me B. yourself C. us D. you
45. A. developing B. developed C. poor D. English-speaking
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Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t 36 them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a 37 hand.Parents often find 38 difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves 39 when they were young. For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. It is one of their ways to 40 that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success 41 you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t 42 to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or their clothes or their manner of speech, the young people feel very 43 .Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say “ 44 ” to what you do. You want to stay at home alone and do what you like.
If you plan to control your 45 , you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.
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