Question

  It’s easy to make you embarrassed (窘迫的) in your life. You may run into the wrong classroom and everyone lookwS at you. Or you may have a piece of cabbage in your teeth!

   People in England may feel embarrassed if someone asks them some personal questions,such as, “How old are you?” or “How much money do you make?” They will get unhappy. It,s also not polite of you to talk about your own things too much when you meet someone for the first time. You'd better talk about weather.

   The young people in America will feel embarrassed if they still use their parents 7 money to buy things,or they have to ask their parents before making a decision (決定) because others will laugh at them.

   Sometimes we may get embarrassed in public (公眾) ，for example,You find that you don't have enough money when you pay at the supermarket. Don’t worry!Just put some things back,then no one will look at you. So,to be honest is the most important. If you forget the name of a person or don't know how to clean the toilet after using it at your friend’s home,just ask them about it.

() 1. Which question is polite to ask when you meet the people from England?

   A. How old are you? B. How much money do you make?

   C. It’s cold,isn’t it? D. What’s the price of your clothes?

() 2. What do American young people like to do?

   A. Buy clothes with their own money. B. Laugh at each other.

   C. Ask their parents to make a decision. D. Ask personal questions.

() 3. What will you do if you find that you don't have enough money at the supermarket?

   A. Call parents or friends for help. B. Put some things back.

   C. Ask the shopkeeper to change the price. D. Ask the police for help.

() 4. Which of the following things is NOT embarrassed?

   A. Having a piece of cabbage in one’s teeth.

   B. Running into a wrong classroom.

   C. Forgetting a person^ name.

   D. Asking how to use some things at your friend’s home.

() 5. What is the main idea of this passage?

   A. Everyone will have the same embarrassed things.

   B. How to ask questions when people meet for the first time.

   C. The embarrassed things and the way to solve them.

   D. The differences between different culture (文化).

Answer 1

1. C   2. A   3. B   4. D   5. C