用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

	this; time; simple; friend; with; they; reply; topic; if; greet

 

Perhaps you've experienced the following situation: You meet an English speaker and begin with what you think is a standard greeting, "How do you do?" Then in ___61___, you hear exactly the same words. You don't know what to say next.

Actually, the exact same greeting is a standard reply to "How do you do?" Don't be nervous, you can __62____ nod and say "fine," and start a new ___63___.

However, next time you watch a Hollywood movie, or ___64___you have the chance to go to an English speaking country, you may be surprised to find that people seldom greet each other ___65___ this sentence. Actually, this expression is very formal (正式的). Many people avoid using such language in everyday life.

Instead of using “how do you do?”, younger people these days use ____66__ own expressions. To people you meet for the first time, you can say: "Nice to meet you." At other__67____, “How's it going?”, “What's up?”, “How are you?” are other casual expressions you can use when talking to friends or ____68__ people.

To reply to ___69___ informal greetings, you can just say "Fine", or "Oh, not so bad". If you are in a good mood, you could even give your friend a "high five". Simply, raise your hand and clap (轻拍) your ___70___ palm in the air.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

	this; time; simple; friend; with; they; reply; topic; if; greet

 

Perhaps you've experienced the following situation: You meet an English speaker and begin with what you think is a standard greeting, "How do you do?" Then in ___61___, you hear exactly the same words. You don't know what to say next.

Actually, the exact same greeting is a standard reply to "How do you do?" Don't be nervous, you can __62____ nod and say "fine," and start a new ___63___.

However, next time you watch a Hollywood movie, or ___64___you have the chance to go to an English speaking country, you may be surprised to find that people seldom greet each other ___65___ this sentence. Actually, this expression is very formal (正式的). Many people avoid using such language in everyday life.

Instead of using “how do you do?”, younger people these days use ____66__ own expressions. To people you meet for the first time, you can say: "Nice to meet you." At other__67____, “How's it going?”, “What's up?”, “How are you?” are other casual expressions you can use when talking to friends or ____68__ people.

To reply to ___69___ informal greetings, you can just say "Fine", or "Oh, not so bad". If you are in a good mood, you could even give your friend a "high five". Simply, raise your hand and clap (轻拍) your ___70___ palm in the air.

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage．

1．Years ago，if a person had some problems or wanted to write something down，he／she might keep a diary．But now，more and more people go onto the Internet，and write something in a blog（博客）．

2．In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same．Both diaries and blogs can tell what happened to the writer．

3．A blog is a public way of writing．Anyone can read what you write in it．So you'd better be careful of your writing．However，a diary is just opposite．It is personal，your secrets can be kept well．

4．On the Internet, I sometimes read some people's blogs．They often write about studying，working，travelling，spots and so on．From their blogs，I can find some of their thoughts，feelings，etc．

5．If a person isn't afraid to let others know something about himself／herself．A blog is a very good way to record（记录）everyday life．

A．Differences between a blog and a diary． B．A diary and a blog have the same points． C．Some people like writing in a blog now． D．A blog is public． E．People may write something different in a blog． F．A good way to record everyday life．

You might have a chance to visit England to study or for a holiday. If you go there, you should remember one thing:English people like to talk about the weather. When you meet someone in England ,just talk about the weather. That's their favorite topic. Here are some expressions about weather.

★For good weather

　　 Lovely day,isn't it?

　　 What a beautiful day!

　　 Looks like it might be a pleasant day.

　　 ★For bad weather

　　 It's freezing, isn't it .9

　　 What a windy day!

　　 It's so cloudy. I'm sure it'll rain.

　 Looks like showers ,doesn't it?

I hope you'd better remember these expressions. They must be useful when you visit England. They are good sentences to start a conversation with Englishmen.

The further south you live, the better the weather. So houses in the south of England are more expensive than those in the north. It's very interesting,isn't it?

(　 )11. English people like to talk about ________.

　A. the sports　　　　　　　　　 B. the food

　C. the weather　　　　　　　　 D. the tradition

(　 )12. What does the underlined word "expressions" mean in Chinese?

　 A.表情　 　　B.表达方式 　 C.方法　　　　　　 D.建议

(　 )13. According to the passage, there are ______sentences for weather mentioned in the passage.

　　A. two　 　　　B. three 　C. four　　 　　 D. seven

(　 )14. Houses in the ______of England are more expensive according to the passage.

　 　 A. east　 　　B. west　 　C. south　　　 　　D. north

(　 )15. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's about the weather in England.

B. It's about some good ways to start a conversation.

C. It's about Englishmen's everyday life.

D. It's about how to learn English.