摘要: -Do you mind if 1 smoke here? - . A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, I mind C. No, do as you like D. Yes, please smoke

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  I was on a train the other day, in an empty compartment (n.火车中的小房间), and I wanted to read the last part of a detective story. Then the door opened and a mother with two small children asked me,“May we sit here, Madam?”At first I wanted to say,“well, actually, I'm reading an exciting book and I'd like to finish it. Could you find another compartment?”

  But of course I said,“Yes, certainly,”I still had not finished that book. Unfortunately, I found it very difficult to say“No” to those magic words“May I...”or“would you mind if I...”

  Of course people usually ask permission to do quite harmless things, like using the telephone, turning the light on, opening the window and things like that. But then there are some funny requests. Some people even ask if they may wash their hands or take their coats off. On the other hand, very few smokers will bother to ask permission to smoke!

  But what about those difficult requests like,“Do you mind if I come round for a cup of coffee?”, or“Is it all right if I bring the children to the party? They're very good really.”The trouble is, I just don't have the nerve (n.神经) to refuse Well, do you?

(1)The writer describes those requests as“magic words”because they ________.

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A.are amusing

B.are harmless

C.always work

D.are easily understood

(2)The writer let the mother and her children share the compartment with her out of ________.

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A.politeness

B.curiosity

C.business

D.sympathy

(3)According to the writer, asking permission to smoke is ________.

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A.a foolish request

B.a difficult request

C.an unnecessary request

D.none of the above

(4)Difficult requests are those which ________.

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A.are never premitted

B.are never refused

C.make other people uneasy

D.make other people unfortunate

(5)Which of the following may express the main idea of the passage? ________

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A.I'm a polite person.

B.Requests of different kinds.

C.How to make a request.

D.How to answer a request.

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