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B I met a friend yesterday but had forgotten his name．I know that he had forgotten mine, too．I felt very embarrassing at that time and didn't know what to do．My question is: What would you do if you met this embarrassing situation ? Bring in a third person．Pretend you know that person．The third person will be too polite to say that he has never met you．You say to the third person, "I'm sorry, but I've forgotten your name．" This person will then introduce himself．You can then introduce yourself．Your friend will now introduce himself．Now you have gotten your friend's name． Jane, Lincoln, England Move to France．"Bonjour monsieur/madame" is OK if you don't know someone really well． Joseph, London, England The orchestra conductor Sir Thomas Beecham told this story: After conducting a concert, a woman started a conversation with him, but he didn't know her．When she mentioned her brother, Beecham saw his chance: He asked about her brother's health and asked if he was still doing the same job．"Oh, yes," she said, "he is very well and is still king．" Mark Oxford, England You could try the Samoan method．There, people greet one another with their own name．So Dick Collins would say in Samoa, "Hi, Dick Collins!" And Jonathan Green would answer, "Hi, Jonathan Green．" Mike, Country Cork, Ireland 6．The passage is most probably from A．a BBS of Internet B．a letter C．a story book 7．What would Jane do if she met this situation? A．She would pretend to know her friend and talk with him\her． B．She would get her friend's name by bringing in a third person． C．She would have a third person ask her friend's name． 8．Why did Sir Thomas Beecham ask something about the woman's brother? A．Because her brother was king． B．Because her brother was one of his good friends． C．Because he wanted to know who she is． 9．If you are Charles Jackson and meet Bill Jones in Samoa, what will you do? A．You will say," Hi, Bill．" B．You will say," Hi, Bill Jones．" C．You will say," Hi, Charles Jackson．" 10．Which of the following is correct? A．Jane thinks it's OK to ask someone's name directly． B．It's very interesting to remember names in France． C．Sir Thomas Beecham spoke to the sister of a king． VI．词汇考查请根据提示将下列词汇或短语归类. easygoing, polite, swimming, nice, computer, delicious, o more exercise, have a cold, go sight seeing, football, read some books, help with the house 【查看更多】

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