A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.

What language does she ________ ?

            A. tell                            B. speak                        C. talk                        D. say

A lot of Chinese people ________ English.

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 (   ) 41. A. funny       B. strange      C. crazy         D. friendly

(   ) 42. A. talk         B. say         C. tell          D. speak

(   ) 43. A. honest       B. old         C. angry        D. exciting

(   ) 44. A. anything     B. something    C. everything    D. nothing

(   ) 45. A. answer      B. book        C. decision      D. invention

(   ) 46. A. have        B. enjoy        C. finish        D. keep

(   ) 47. A. where       B. what        C. why          D. who

(   ) 48. A. meet        B. understand   C. know         D. guess

(   ) 49. A. start         B. stop        C. find          D. make

(   ) 50. A. wondering    B. forgetting    C. hearing       D. knowing