9. If the weather's good, we'll eat o_______.

8. There's a r_______ for whoever finishes first.

7. We were asked to show some i_________ before the security guards would let us in.

6. Rosie's going on a class o______ to the Museum of Modern Art.

5. His views d_______ considerably from those of his parents.

4. The reorganization will t_______ the British entertainment industry.

3. New York is a very culturally d_______ city.

2. Police have described the man as a violent and dangerous c_________.

1. Despite the language b__________ they soon became good friends.

　 The British love to think of themselves as polite, and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases” and “thank yous”. Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires _1_ seven or eight of these. Another _2_ of our good manners is the queue. New-comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the _3_ national sport. Finally, of course, motorists generally stop at crossings. But odes all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbors? I think not.

　 Take forms of address(称呼) for example. The average English person-_4_ he happens to work in a hotel or department store-would rather die than call a stranger “Sir” or “Madam”. Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address. Our _5_ “you” for everyone may appear more democratic, but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express_6_. I am all for returning to the use of “thee” and “thou”(Thee and thou are old-fashioned poetic words for “you”); “you” would be _7_ for strangers and professional relationships.

　 And of course, the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying. Have you noticed how the British _8_ ever touch? Personally, I find the Latin habits of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming. Try kissing the average English person, and they will either take two steps backwards in horror; or, if their escape is _9_, you will find your lips touching the back of their head. Now what could be _10_ than that?

1. A. at least　　　　　 B. at most　　　　　　　 C. less than　　　　　　 D. not more than

2. A. signal　　　　　　 B. scene　　　　　　　　 C. sigh　　　　　　　　　 D. sight

3. A. true　　　　　　　 B. original　　　　　　 C. superior　　　　　　 D. advanced

4. A. if　　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. unless

5. A. universal　　　　　　　 B. unique　　　　　　　　　　 C. regular　　　　　　　　　　 D. normal

6. A. politeness　　　 B. gratitude　　　　　 C. democracy　　　　 D. consideration

7. A. ordered　　　　 B. reserved　　　　　　 C. offered　　　　　　　 D. stocked

8. A. highly　　　　　 B. mostly　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　 D. nearly

9. A. confirmed　　　 B. assured　　　　　　　 C. jammed　　　　　　 D. blocked

10. A. better 　　　　 B. ruder　　　　　　　　 C. more polite　　　　 D. more frightening