完形填空TheBritishlovetothinkofthemselves

完形填空The British love to think of themselves as polite and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleasesand “thank yous.Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires1seven or eight of these.Another 2of our good manners is the queue.Newers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the3national sport.Finally,of course,motorists generally stop at crossings.But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbours?I think not.Take forms of address (称呼)for example.The average English person4 he happens to work in a hotel or department store—would rather die than call a stranger “Sir or“Madam.Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of mon address.Our 5“you for everyone may appear more democratic,but it means that we are forced to seek out plicated ways to express 6.I am all for returning to the use of “theeand “thou(Thee and thou are oldfashioned poetic words for“you);“you would be7lfor strangers and professional relationships.And of course,the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying.Have you noticed how the British 8ever touch?Personlly, I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming.Try kissing the average English person,and they will either take two steps backwards in horror;or,if their escape is9,you will find your lips touching the back of their head.Now what could be10than that ?1.A.at leastB.at mostC.less thanD.not more than2.A.signalB.sceneC.signD.sight3.A.trueB.originalC.superiorD.advanced4.A.ifB.whetherC.whenD.unless5.A.universalB.uniqueC.regularD.normal6.A.politenessB.gratitudeC.democracyD.consideration7.A.orderedB.reservedC.offeredD.stocked8.A.highlyB.mostlyC.hardlyD.nearly9.A.confirmedB.assuredC.jammedD.blocked10.A.betterB.ruderC.more politeD.more frightening