I have to make a choice．Princeton, along with its significantly better financial （财政的）aid package．Or Yale, which wrote me a letter praising my writing skills and saying that his university is prefect for me．

    First of all, I sent e-mails to some friends, asking for advice．The feedback was half and half． I also sought opinions from current students．The Yale Website was friendlier, giving me the names of Yalies from China．

    I sent my questions and concerns to all of them．From their replies, I could tell that these Chinese students, whether they are American Chinese or native Chinese, were all enthusiastic(热心的)about Yale．Their love for the school shone through their words．I was beginning to lean toward Yale．

    The next deciding factor （因素）is the Spring Visit．I went down to New Haven, Connecticut, and was very excited to see Yale．I think it is the most beautiful campus, though most people would disagree．(Princeton is said to have the most beautiful campus of all the Ivy League universities．) Compared with the red brick buildings at Harvard or Andover, I appreciate the Gothic(哥特式的) styles of Yale much more．

    The culture in Yale is also more attractive than Princeton’s．I went to an event held by CASA( Chinese American Students Association), and met many Chinese Americans there．I discovered Yale’s Chinese population is very active and often stages cultural  events．I even bought a shirt that reads “ Ye Lu Da Xue” in traditional Chinese．

    I enjoyed Yale so much that I began to feel glad that Harvard had refused me． I used to think it was Harvard or nothing．Had I been accepted, I wouldn’t have given Yale or Princeton a chance．

1． _________made me begin to like Yale in some way．

A．The letter from the university           B．My e-mail’s feedback

C．The Yale website                    D．The Chinese students’ interest in it

2．_________finally made me choose Yale．

A．The Spring Visit                     B．The Gothic styles of Yale

C．The Yale community                  D．The shirt that reads“ Ye Lu Da Xue”

3．What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．My friends’ advice is not worth listening to at all．

B．My friend didn’t tell me the truth completely．

C．Only half of my friends wrote back to me on line, giving me advice．

D．Half of my friends suggested Princeton while others suggested Yale．

4．What do you think “Ivy League” refer to most probably?

A．An organization of universities and colleges in the United States．

B．An organization of universities and colleges in the world．

C．A football league in the United States．

D．A student union in an American university．

   “How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.

  Sometimes, people don’t say what they mean, either. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might be thinking, “No, I disagree, I think you are wrong …” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

   People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve to go now.” often, the person who wants to stop gives an excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

  Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s all part of the game of language.

35. If you have different opinions from someone, it is polite to say “_______”.

   A. You’re wrong                        B. I’m not so sure if you are right

   C. Of course, I disagree                  D. No, I don’t agree with you

36. Which of the following is a polite way to finish a talk?

   A. I have no time to talk with you now.     B. I want to stop.

   C. I have to go now.                     D. I don’t want to talk any more.

37. According to the passage, when a person says “Something is burning on the stove”, it

means that _______.

   A. he is giving an excuse                      B. he is hurting someone’s feelings

   C. he is talking to a person at the door          D. he is going to another place

38. One of the rules of the game of language is probably ________.

   A. “Always say what you mean”               B. “Don’t disagree with people”

   C. “Usually say exactly what you are thinking”  D. “Be polite”

　　 “How are you?” is a nice question .It is a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other.But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question.

It is a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “fine”,even if the person's friend is not fine. The reason is that “How are you?” is not really a question and “fine ”isnot really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying “Hello”or “Hi”.

　　 Sometimes people also do not say exactly what they mean.　 For example ,when someone asks “do you agree ?” the other person might think “No,I disagree,I think you are wrong…”But it is not very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other person might say “I am not sure.” It is a nicer way to say that you do not agree with someone.

People also do not say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example,many talks over the phone finish when one person says “ I have to go now.” The person who wants to hang up often gives an excuse.“someone is at the door.”“something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real,or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply does not want to talk any more,but it is not polite to say that. The excuse is more polite,and it does not hurt the other person.

Wherther they are greeting each other,talking about an idea,or finishing a talk, people do not say exactly what they are thinking .It is an important way that people try to be nice to each other,and it is a part of the game of language.

(　　 )36. When a person in the USA asks “How are you?”,he or she wants to hear　　　 “_____”

A.How are you B. Hello　 C. I do not know. D. Fine.

(　　 )37. When a person disagrees with someone,it is polite to say“_____”

A.You are wrong,I disagree.　 B. I am not sure.

C.I am sue I disagree. D.No, I disagree.

(　　 )38.A polite way to finish a talk is to say　 “_____”

A.You have to go now.　 B. I want to hang up.

C. I have to go now.　　 D. I do not want to talk any more.

(　　 )39. When a person says “I have to go now.”“someone is at the door.”,the person may be _____.

A. giving an excuse　 B. hurting someone's feeling.

C. ill in bed. D. asking you a question.

(　 ) 40. What does the rule of the game of language probably mean?

A. Be polite. B. Donot disagree with people.

C.Always say what you mean . D. Never say exactly what you are thinking.

"How are you?" is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the U．S．A greet each other．But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't need an answer．The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine．The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi"．

Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree．I think you're wrong ．．．" But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure．" It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone．

People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now．" Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse．"Someone's at the door．" "Something is burning on the stove (炉灶)．" The excuses might be real, or not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person．

When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language．

1．When a person in America asks" How are you? ", he or she wants to hear        ．

A．How are you?                                              B．Hello．

C．I don't know．                                            D．Fine．

2．When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say "        "

A．You are wrong．I disagree．                        B．I'm not sure．

C．I'm sure I disagree．                             D．No, I disagree．

3．A polite way to finish a talk is to say "        "

A．You have to go now．                                  B．I want to hang up．

C．I have to go now．                                      D．I don't want to talk any more．

4．When a person says " I've to go now．Someone's at the door．", the person may be        

A．giving an excuse                                    B．hurting someone's feeling

C．ill                                                         D．asking you a question

5．The rule of the game of language is probably        

A．" Always say what you mean．"

B．"Don't disagree with people．"

C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking．"

D． "Be polite．"