－Lucy, you speak(說(shuō)) Chinese very well（好）.

            －Oh, really? __________.

            A．Thank you   B．I’m sorry   C．That’s OK  D．You’re welcome

 

American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit(習(xí)慣).
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Think you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.
【小題1】You should say “Thank you”, when _______.

A．you say something kind to others	B．you help others
C．someone helps you	D．you need others to help you

【小題2】____________ to say “Thank you” and “ Excuse me.”

A．Only American people	B．All the people except American
C．People in many countries	D．Few people outside China

【小題3】When you hear others say your handing is very good, you should say “_______ ”

A．Thank you.	B．Excuse me.
C．How about yours?	D．I’m very sorry.

【小題4】You should say “Excuse me” if you want to 　______.

A．cough	B．make some noise
C．go first	D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

【小題5】This passage mainly tells us the way __________.

A．to be happy	B．to be polite
C．to help others	D．to learn from Americans

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”

I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

A．English idioms.

B．The writer’s question.

C．Their talking about the Great Wall

D．The writer’s way of learning English

2.Where does the story most probably happen?

A．In China.	B．In America.
C．In England.	D．In Japan.

3.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

A．Thank you

B．Excuse me

C．OK

D．Really

4.What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

A．improve his spoken English

B．speak with foreigners in a polite way

C．pay attention to English idioms

D．be brave enough talking with foreigners

5.The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

A．the difference	B．the popularity
C．the grammar rule	D．the change

 

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(慣用語(yǔ)).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小題1】The writer was puzzled because                  .

A．the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.

B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C．the foreigner was not polite.

D．the writer was very clever

【小題2】What made the foreigner laugh?

A．The English idioms	B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall
C．The writer’s explanation	D．The writer’s question

【小題3】The story probably happened in                  .

A．China

B．America

C．England

D．Canada

【小題4】The writer was puzzled                  in the passage.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小題5】The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “                ”

A．Thank you

B．OK

C．Really

D． Sorry

American people like to say ‘Thank you ’or say something kind when others help them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．

You should say‘Thank you’when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you and when someone says you always do your work well or you have a nice thing or your city is very beautiful．‘Thank you’is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．

‘Excuse me’is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone says‘Excuse me’behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break(打斷)others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．

Let’s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．

1.You should say‘Thank you’when_______．

A．you say something kind to others

B．you help others

C．someone helps you

D．you need others to help you

2.From the passage we know‘Thank you’is_______．

A．used in the world

B．used more often than ‘Excuse me’

C．used only by Americans

D．used only between friends

3.You should say‘Excuse me’if you want to________．

A．cough	B．make some noise
C．go first	D．A，B and C

4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say‘_______’．

A．Thank you	B．That’s very kind of you
C．Excuse me	D．I'm sorry

5.This passage mainly tells us the way_________．

A．to be happy	B．to be polite
C．to help others	D．to learn from Americans