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　　People in different countries use different ways to express themselves. We are taught “How are you? I’m fine, thank you. And you?” And nearly every student can remember it very well. But in the US, people say “how are you?” instead of “And you?” Because people want to be polite. The problem is that this is still too formal. People say “Hi!  How is it going?” or “Hey!  What’s up?” or “Never better.” Or “Hello! How are you doing?”, and so on. Between close friends, people often answer “Busy,” or “Tired”. Or “Barely.” That means they are telling you the truth.

　　However, Americans use “so-so” just when they talk about food, drink, or and activity or party instead of using it in other ways. For example “What about the food and drinks?” “It was just so-so.” This cannot be used to describe personal(个人的)things. If so, “Not bad” is often sued． 

　　When close friends thank you for your help, they say “Thanks.” Or “Thanks a lot.” Or “I appreciate it.” Or “That’s very kind of you.” And then what can we answer? We can say “All right.” or “Any time.” Or “Don’t mention it.” or My pleasure.” or “Sure(应该的).”

　　So when we communicate(交流)with each other, we’d better speak idiomatic(地道的)English so that we can make our conversation easier.

1．From the passage, we know ________.

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A．there is no difference between “How is it going?” and “And you”

B．people can say “so-so” at any occasions(场合)

C．close friends often say “Thank you.” when they thank someone for help

D．It’s important for learners of English to know about the habits(习惯)of expressing themselves.

2．—How are you getting on with your study?

— ________.

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A．Very well

B．So-so

C．Very good

D．All right

3．—That’s very kind of you.

— ________.

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A．Any time

B．It doesn’t matter

C．You are welcome

D．That’s problem

4．When we communicate with others in English, we’d better ________.

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A．watch them carefully

B．listen carefully

C．speak very good English.

D．Try to avoid(避免)Chinese English

5．When we talk with others in English, we had better ________.

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A．speak formal English

B．speak informal English

C．speak proper English in different situations.

D．Not speak English

Answer 1

答案：D;A;A;D;C
解析：

1．D;2．A;3．A;4．D;5．C