“How are you?”is a nice question. It’s a friendly way for Americans to greet each other. But“How are you?”is also a very unusual question. It 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. In fact, they are not really a question or 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 afraid …”It’s a nicer way to disagree.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many phone talks finish when one person says“I have to go now.”Often, the person who wants to finish the phone call gives an excuse,“Someone’s at the door.”The excuse might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to finish the phone call simply doesn’t want to talk anymore, 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, thinking of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it is part of the game of language.

【题文1】“How are you?”is another way of saying“Hello”or“Hi”.

【题文2】 It is polite to say“No,I disagree. I think you are wrong”if you don’t agree with others.

【题文3】When someone says“I have to go now”on the phone, it means he wants to go on talking.

【题文4】“Someone is at the door ”may be an excuse for finishing a phone call.

【题文5】Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about just because they try to be nice to each other.

Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work.It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?" "l'm sorry, sir," said Mr. Brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man. "It's cold today, sir," said Mr. Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm." The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm feeling much better now. Why don't you drink any?" "l can't drink anything now, sir, "answered Mr. Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards cause accidents, you know!"

1.When did the story happen?

A. In the morning B. In the afternoon

C .In the evening D. At night

2.Why did Mr. Brown drive so fast?

A. He was happy that day

B. He was good at driving

C. There were few cars in the street

D. He was afraid to be late

3. Mr. Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____.

A. he didn't see the red lights

B. he drove fast

C. he couldn't drive at all

D. it was raining hard

4.Why did Mr. Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?

A. To make him happy B. To make him drunk

C. To make him warm D. To make friends with him

5.We can know that _____ at last.

A. Mr. Brown was not late for work

B. the old man Mr. Brown became good friends

C .Mr. Brown drank some wine

D. Mr. Brown fooled the old man

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