4. 你看起来显得很疲劳，怎么了？

   You look very tired. ___________________________________________?

3. 我每天大约花费一个小时做作业。

   It _____________________________________________ homework every day.

2. 她不仅是我们的老师，也是我们的朋友。

   She is __________________________________________________ our friend.

1. 我昨天上学迟到了。

   I ____________________________________ school yesterday.

55. This passage is mainly talking about ______.

   A. the conditional in communication     B. how to invite a girl in Britain

   C. British people and their life             D. some language points in daily English

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The name of the group: (1) ______________________________

Each ticket costs (2)___________________________ pounds.

The time to book(订购) a ticket: Between (3)_______________________________

The concerts will be in (4)__________________________ Hall.

both,  live,  from,  last,  child,  parent,  two 

A: I’m Mike. Could I have your name, please?

B: Peter. Nice to meet you.

A: Nice to meet you, too. Where are you (1)__________________, Peter?

B: I’m from New York.

A: Oh. I went there (2)__________ year. It’s a modern city. What do your (3) ___________ do?

B: My father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. My mother teaches history in a Junior High.

A: Do you have any sisters?

B: Yes. I have (4)___________ lovely sisters. They are (5)_________ students in a primary school. How about your family?

A: I (6)___________ in Chicago. I’m the only (7)______________ in my family. My parents work for the same company. Welcome to Chicago, Peter.

B: Thank you.

54. In the passage, “If we could pay you more, we would.” probably means _______.

   A. the workers will make more money

   B. the spokesman doesn't give any promise

   C. the spokesman keeps his word （履行诺言）

   D. the workers' problems aren't difficult

53. According to the passage, “If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I will go with you” means ______.

   A. I will go with you tomorrow      B. I won’t go with you until it rains tomorrow

   C. I may go with you tomorrow     D. I won’t go with you tomorrow

52. The using of the conditional can make a speech ______.

   A. clearer      B. quicker          C. more polite    D. more exciting

51. What can we learn from the story?

   A. When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy.

   B. Old people are always kind and happy.

   C. Children and old people should get on well with each other.

   D. Children and old people like to go to the park.

C

   It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says, "If I finish my work, I’ll meet you in the cafe at 7 o'clock." Is she saying "yes" or "no" to his invitation?

   In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure(表示条件的句式). By using the conditional, speakers of English can avoid giving a "yes" or "no" answer to a question. It enables (使能够) people to be diplomatic(婉转的). If the girl doesn't want to go out with the boy, she won't appear（出现）at the cafe. She will let him understand she is still working. If she wants to go out with him, but doesn’t want to appear too easy to catch, she has achieved (达到) that with her reply. Here she uses the first conditional which shows probability. It seems that she will go to the cafe. Being polite can make life very difficult!

   The conditional is often used by people like politicians (政客), for example，who wish to avoid speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say to a group of workers, "If we could pay you more, we would." The use of the conditional here makes room for argument (争论) although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows improbability. So it is unlikely (不可能的) the workers will get their rise.

   "If" is a small word, which often appears in the English language. It can show politeness (礼貌), reported speech and conditionals such as the First--probability--if I can come to your party, I will; The Second--improbability--if I saw you tomorrow, I would give you the book; and the Third--impossibility (meaning it is too late to change something that has happened)--if you have told me, I would have helped you.