How pleasant the picture is to _______！

A. be looked 　 B. for looking at

C. looking at 　 D. look at

He devoted his life to __________ the atomic theory.

　 A. study　　　　 B. be studied　　 C. studying　　　　 D. have studied

——Why didn’t you come to Simon’s party last night?

—— I want to ,but my mom simply _________ not let me out so late at night.

A. could　　 B. might

C. would　　 D. should

“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual questin. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine.”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine.” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello!” or “Hi!”.

Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?”, the other person might be thinking, “No, I disagree. I think you’re wrong …” But it isn’t very polite to disagree strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure …”. It’s a nice way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thingking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse, “Someone is at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's also a part of the game of language.

1. When a person in the United States asks “How are you?”, he or she wants to hear “___________”

　 A. How are you?　　 B. Hello!　　　 C. I don’t know.　　　 D. Fine.

2. When a person wants to disagree with someone, it is poite to say “___________”

　 A. You’re wrong. I disagree.　　　　　 B. I’m not sure.

C. I’m sure I disagree.　　　　　　　 D. No, I disagree.

3. A polite way to finish a talk is to say “______________”

　 A. You have to go now.　　　　　　　 B. I want to hang up now.

C. I have to go now .　　　　　　　　 D. I don’t want to talk any more.

4. When a person says “I’ve to go now. Someone is at the door.”, he or she may be __________.

　 A. giving an excuse　　　　　　　　 B. hurting someone’s feeling

C. talking to a person at the door　　　 D. going to another place

5. One of the rules of the game of language is probably “__________”

　 A. Always say what you mean.　　　　　　 B. Don’t disagree with people.

C. Never say exactly what you're thinking.　　 D. Be polite.

_______you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

　 A. Now that B. After　 C. Although　 D. As soon as

The map was drawn to the standard _____ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail.

　　A. route 　　　B. line 　　　C. rate 　　　D. scale

This kindergarten has made a(n)_______ to the related department to _______ male teachers.

A. goal; allow hiring　　　　　　　　 B. devotion; allow to hire　

C. application; be allowed to hire　　　 D. loss; allow to hiring

—I'm still working on my project.

　 —Oh, you'll miss the deadline. Time is ____.

A．running out　　　　　　　　　　 B．going out

C. giving out　　　　　　　　　　 D．losing not

When you rewrite the paragraph, I advise you to _____ the last sentence as it is rather misleading．

A．point out　 　　 B．make out　 　　　　　　　　

C．leave out　 　 D．put out

Thank you for 　　 the trouble 　　 me with the work.

A. having; helping　 B. taking; helping　　 C. taking; to help　　 D. having; to help