“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just 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!

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just 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!

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the  1  side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to  2  in good health, or  3  about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to  4  damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text  5  the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀）would  6  before they start,   7  halfway done when I find out the   8  result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  9  . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  10  up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预测的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left  11  . Thus you are   12  in a difficult position and feel sad. How  13  that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life  14  greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what  15  is like: we are often  16  with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only  17  we get into another. The  18  may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I  19  remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ”So a casual(随意的)  20  may not be a bad one.

1. A. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. same

C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opposite

2. A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. keep

C. lead    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. bring

3. A. advice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. news

C. a theory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. a report

4. A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. reduce

C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cause

5. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. for

C. without　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. off

6. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. handle

C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stay

7. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. but

C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. for

8. A. satisfying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. regretful

C. surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. impossible

9. A. courage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. strength

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. patience

10. A. given　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. held

C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. picked

11. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. about　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. behind

12. A. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. attracted

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. struck

13. A. dares　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. comes

C. does　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dare

14. A. improves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. changes

C. progresses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. goes

15. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. society

C. nature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. life

16. A. faced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. supplied

C. connected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. fixed

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after

C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

18. A. following　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. next

C. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. former

19. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also

C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. almost

20. A. treatment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. action

C. choice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remark

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　　　Nancy Johnson was a good friend with all the boys and girls in her class. She had a nice face and __1__ eyes. She spoke __2__ than the other girls, but she __3__ basket-ball better than most of them. Nancy __4__ everything at school, and she never thought she was __5__ from the other pupils __6__ she was a Negro girl.

　Miss Dietrich, Nancy's __7__ teacher, taught her drawing. She taught Nancy __8__ take an idea and make a __9__ out of it. “Your picture must be your idea, a part of __10__ ,” Miss Dietrich said. She __11__ Nancy that it is __12__ to draw a good picture. “Your picture must not __13__ look nice,” Miss Dietrich said. “You must work at it __14__ the picture begins to live, until it is not __15__ any other picture in the world.”

　　　Nancy __16__ Miss Dietrich, and she was always happy when she began to __17__ a new idea, Nancy had a secret that only Miss Dietrich __18__. She wanted to go to the City Art School when she finished __19__. She knew, of course, that __20__ didn't have enough money to __21__ her there. But every year there was a schoolchildren's __22__ competition at the Art School. The __23__ could go to the school and did not __24__ to pay for the first year. Miss Dietrich and Nancy wanted to sent Nancy's __25__ pictures to the Art School competition.

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　　Each person sends out a special smell. It is 1 body smell by physiologists(生理学家). The 2 people have and the physical conditions of 3 are different from person to person. So is the body smell. For those who are fond of 4 , the body smell is strong .The Americans, 5 , have the body smell similar to that of buffaloes(水牛). The vegetarians(素食者) , on the other hand, have a 6 body smell.

　　Scientific studies of the body smell 7 that it consists of hundreds of elements, 8 out from the human body. It is , therefore, 9 for doctors to discover the nature of 10 . Some people have 11 that soaps and perfumes(香水) with body smell of women be 12 by astronauts and explorers at the South Pole.

　　It has been a custom for the 13 to find the criminal (罪犯) according to the 14 .The dogs are 15 to tell smell of different people.

　　Body smell can 16 be used to make locks. Japanese scientists have 17 a lock that reacts to the specific smell. When the 18 of the house stands in front of the door, his smell will be 19 and checked by a certain sensor on the lock. 20 will soon be sent to the lock if the smell is 21 .

　　A 22 body smell is found to be able to 23 her baby at ease. French physiologists have found that the baby will be very 24 and will fall into sleep quickly 25 put beside the mother's scarf.