One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?”. Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his desk.  So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right.” But you’ve put a bug in his ear一maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend，you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he did not realize that morning. It starts worrying him a little．First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily（愉快的） on your way asking someone else “How do you feel?”.

    Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for example, to ask “How do you feel?’’ if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow（家伙） is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question．

    When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel”, Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age”, he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.”

28. According to the writer, greetings, such as “How do you feel?” __________.

A. show one’s consideration for others            B. are a good way to make friends

C. are proper to ask a man in action                       D. generally make one feel uneasy

29. George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his __________.

A. cheerfulness           B. cleverness             C. ability                     D. politeness

30. “You’ve put a bug in his ear” means that you’ve__________.

A. made him laugh                                         B. shown concern（关心）for him

C. made fun of him                                          D. given him some kind of warning

Do you often carry maps when you travel to foreign countries? Maps can show you the right directions．But   1   if you have left the maps somewhere or you haven，t got them? I’m afraid that you’ll have to  2  directions．

    Traveling in Japan，you are often puzzled because most streets there don，t have names．The Japanese use landmarks(界标)in their directions  3  street names．So when you ask“Excuse me．Could you tell me  4  the nearest post office?，，they often say,“Go straight along the road．Take the second turning on the left and  5   a supermarket．The post office is across from the hospital”．

    In the countryside of the American Midwest，usually there are not many landmarks．There are no mountains，So the land is very flat．In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles．Instead of landmarks，people will tell you directions and   6  .In Kansas or Iowa，for example，people will say to you，“Go east three miles．Turn north and then walk another mile．You can’t  7  it．”

    People in Los Angeles，California，have no idea of distance of the map：they measure(测量)distance  8  means of time，not miles．“How far away is the nearest post office?”you ask．“Oh，”they answer,“It’s  9  from here．”You say,“Yes，but how many miles away is it?”They have no idea．

    People in Greece(希腊)sometimes do not try to give directions because visitors seldom(很少)understand the Greek language．Instead of giving you the direction，a Greek  10  body language to help you understand directions or he will simply say,“Follow me.”Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the City to the post office．

(  )1．A．what to do    B．how to do  C．what happens D．what

(  12．A．ask          B．ask for    C．find        D．show

(  )3．A．because of    B．instead of  C．as          D．instead

(  )4．A．how to get to   B．how can I get to C．which the way to D．how far is it from

(  )5．A．go through    B．past       C．go past     D.go to

(  )6．A．names       B．places    C．the time     D．distances

(  )7．A．miss         B．10se     C．see         D．find

(  )8．A．on           B．as      C．through      D．by

(  )9．A．ten minutes，walk B．ten．minute walk  C．ten minute’s  D．walking ten minutes

(  )l0．A．often use    B．often used    C．will often use D．used to use

It looks exciting, but I can't surf.

Don't be afraid. I'll show you ________.

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