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阅读理解I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”1.My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.A.learning EnglishB.finding places to stay in EnglandC.driving their car on English roadsD.going to England by car2.I suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast” houses because__________.A.they would be able to practise their EnglishB.it would be much cheaper than staying in hotelsC.it would be convenient for them to have dinnerD.there would be no problem about finding acmodation there3.“NO VACANCIES” in English means__________.A.no free roomsB.free roomsC.not away on holidayD.holidays4.If you see a road sign that says “Diversion” in UK, you will__________.A.fall into a holeB.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourselfC.find that the road is blocked by crowds of peopleD.have to take a different road5.When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I__________.A.didn’t really want any more coffeeB.wanted them to take the coffee pot awayC.really wanted some more coffeeD.wanted to express my politeness