It is reported that_________of this week the price will have risen by about 10%．

选择正确词组（每小题1分，共6分）

温馨提示：注意词型的适当变化

1. After ________the university, he was employed by an oversea company.

2. It seemed that the whole city lay _________after the flood.

3. _________he hurried his breakfast and washed the smelly clothes.

4. I like swimming while my son __________playing with toy blocks

5. I have made it clear that I will never________ to anybody.

6. I don’t ________the price, so long as the air-conditioner is of fine quality.

In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay _____________.

A. right away      B.  in ruins    C.  as if      D. at  an  end

“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.

“Have a nice day. Next!”This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone（腔调）with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.

The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say “oh, you may have a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”

The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.

Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.

1.How does the author understand Maxie’s words?

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

3. By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may _____.

4.According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day”_______.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

Sam always pronounces my name wrong.  Do you think he does it＿＿＿＿ ?