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

    The computer has become an important part of people's lives. It has its own special words. One example is the word mouse. A computer mouse is not a small gray animal. It is a small device (设备) that you move around on a table in front of a computer. It was called a mouse because it looked like a real mouse with a tail at one end,

    Using a computer takes some training. People who are experts are sometimes called hackers. A hacker is usually a person who writes computer programs in a special computer language. But the word hacker is also used to describe a person who tries to steal, information from a computer.

    Another well-known computer word is Google. It is the name of a popular search engine (搜索引擎). People use the search engine to find information about everything on the Internet.

    If you Google someone, you might find that person’s name on a. biog. A blog is a personal diary online. It might contain stories, pictures or songs on it. Some people add information to their blogs every day.

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