WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john --- English has many ___31___ for the little room we all have to go to every day. Here are some of the words that ___32___ and explanations of their meanings.

Different countries use different words. In the US, in ___33___ home, you will get ___34___ you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom” is. If you are in a shopping mall, you ___35___ ask directions to the “restroom”. US people also use the word “john”, which is named ___36___ the 19^th century British inventor of the flush toilet (although he seems to have been called Thomas.).

In Britain the most commonly used words are “toilet” and “bathroom”. But “WC”, which ___37___ for “water closet”, and “lavatory” are also used. A public toilet is a “public convenience”. People ___38___ speak of the “ladies” and “Gents” (you see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the ___39___ to public toilets). An older, now rarely used word in Britain is “privy” which is short for “ ___40___ ”.

Australians say “loo” , which is quite popular in the UK ___41___. Canadians use the word “can ”, New Zealanders “bog”, ___42___ South Africans “want to go to the bathroom”.

Where does the word toilet itself ___43___ from? Well, it’s from the French “toilette” ---- to wash ___44___.

People from ___45___ countries also use some humorous words. For example, “ throne” to describe the toilet and “throne room” foe the bathroom.

31. A. words           B. names            C. places            D. titles

32. A. uses            B. use               C. is used            D. are used

33. A. some           B. anyone            C. someone’s         D. somebody

34. A. how            B. what              C. where            D. when

35. A. would           B. must             C. should            D. can

36. A. in              B. for               C. after              D. at

37. A. stands           B. writes            C. says              D. asks

38. A. sometime        B. never             C. sometimes        D. some times

39. A. entries          B. exits              C. roofs             D. walls

40. A. pretty           B. private            C. plenty           D. practice

41. A. what            B. which            C. who              D. whose

42. A. as well          B. also              C. too               D. either

43. A. is              B. comes             C. come            D. change

44. A. me             B. yourself           C. us               D. you

45. A. developing       B. developed         C. poor              D. English-speaking

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　　Isn't it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food? “Have you ever eaten…?” “What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine every day.

　　The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish.

　　So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

1．The topic people spend much time talking about is ________.

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2．People often feel that what others eat is ________.

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3．According to this text, English people drink tea ________ times every day.

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4．The French drink ________ every day.

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5．People's eating habits ________.

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Some children cannot wait to grow up. Because once you become an adult, you are free to make your own decisions. More importantly, you can do all those things that you cannot do now because you are too young. So, the question is, ‘At what age do you really become an adult?' Well, people become adults at different ages in different places.
In Australia, the 18th birthday is a very important event for young Australians because it means they can do almost anything they want. They can vote, learn to drive a car, get married, join the army and even buy their own houses. However, even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult. This is the traditional adult age not only in Australia, but also in the USA and the UK. It is their first year of true independence (独立).Traditionally, people were given a key to their houses by their parents when they turned 21, meaning they could come and go as they like.
Even though 21 is the traditional adult age in many English-speaking countries, the law nowadays is different in each country. In the UK, you can join the army at 16 and even get married at 16 if your parents allow. Young people in the UK can learn to drive a car at 17 as in Australia, although they have to wait until they are 18 to vote.
In China, there is a different age for each of the stages of becoming an adult. You can vote and learn to drive a car when you are 18, but if you want to get married, women have to wait until they are 20 and men until they are 22. Chinese people celebrate important birthdays every 10 years--so when young people turn 20, they can expect a big party!
No matter what age you are, becoming an adult is really about learning how to be independent and responsible（负责任的）. Once you are finally able to take care of yourself and make your own decisions, then you can say that you are truly all grown-ups.
【小题1】Which of the following are truly adults according to the passage?