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Using inference

　　Sometimes someone will try to tell you something without coming right out and saying it. He will imply it. When you understand what is implied, you infer. Sometimes you can infer the truth even when the speaker or writer isn't trying to be helpful. That's called “reading between the lines”.

　　See if you can infer an implied or hidden message in each of the following selections.

　　Turner almost wished that he hadn't listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.

　　“Larry, as your boss, I must say it's been very interesting working with you,” Miss Valdez said. “However, it seems that our company's needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position effective today.”

　　No, Honey, I don't want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just having you for a husband is the only gift I need. In fact, I'll just drive my old rusty bucket of bolts down to the mall and buy myself a little present. And if the poor old car doesn't break down, I'll be back soon.

　　Bill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing the players for their teams. It was Jessica's turn to choose, and only Kurt was left. Jessica said, “Kurt.”

1．Which probably happened?

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A．Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.

B．Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.

C．Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.

D．Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.

2．What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?

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A．She would feel really bad if he decided to quit.

B．He was being fired.

C．He was getting a raise in pay.

D．She really enjoyed having him in the office.

3．What is the message?

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4．We can infer that ________

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A．Kurt is not a very good player.

B．Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team.

C．Kurt was the best player on either team.

D．Jessica was inconsiderate of Kurt's feelings.

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　　What actually happens when we read? Some people think that we read one word 1 , understand it and then go on to the next. Other people think that our eyes smoothly 2 over each line from left to right, then back to the beginning of the 3 line, and so on. In fact, the physical action of reading usually doesn't working 4 of the way.

　　 5 you do this experiment with a friend. Get hold of a book with a large page 6 and with lines that go right 7 the page. 8 your friend to 9 the book up and to read it with the top of the book just 10 his eyes level. This 11 that you can watch the movement of his eyes as he reads the page. 12 you do this, you will see that your friends' eyes don't make a continuous forward sweep. 13 they progress by little “jumps”, moving, then stopping, as they progress along the line.

　　 14 to be this starting and stopping movement 15 the eyes can see only when it is not moving. Every time the eye 16 it sees a phrase or even a sentence, then jumps to the next part of the line and so on.

　　There is another interesting fact about eye movement. You will notice that 17 , the reading goes back and looks again at something he has read 18 , in other words, he returns to an earlier part of the text probably because he 19 he is not understanding it properly. Then he comes back to 20 he stopped and continues reading.

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　　Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago，it was considered impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street．No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room．

　　Customs also differ from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country？Or doesn't it matter？What about table manners？ Should you use both hands when you are eating？ Should you leave one on your lap，or on the table？

　　The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Also，most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman，and so will most Americans．Promptness （敏捷）is important both in England and in America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock，the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay．

　　The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable—specially if they are your guests．There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party．When the food was served，one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife．The other guests were amused（逗乐） or shocked，but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable．

1．If one has accepted a dinner invitation，what should he do if he is to be late for the dinner？

A．He should find an excuse．

B．He should ask for excuse．

C．He should telephone to explain his being late．

D．He should say “Sorry”．

2．In the sentence “It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable”，“bad manners” means________．

A．ugly

B．dishonest

C．impolite

D．shameful

3．According to the text，the best host________．

A．tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable

B．makes his guests feel excited

C．tries to avoid being foolish to his guests

D．tries to avoid being uncomfortable

4．The author of this article may agree with which of the following？

A．The guest who ate his peas with a knife．

B．The other guests who were amused or shocked．

C．The host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．

D．None of the above．