4. The writer takes an example to show he is ______ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with　　　　　　　　　 B. strange to　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried about　　　　　　　　 D. careful with

3. If you are ______ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”

A. interested in　　　　　　　　　 B. angry about　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid of　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy with

2. In the passage, the word “express” means “______.”

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. feel

1. We know that the word “cool” has had ______.

A. only one meaning　　　　　 B. no meanings　　　　　　　　　 C. many different meanings　　　 D. the same meaning

4. If Mrs Green wants you to her house in a car, you should ______.

A. sit beside a guest　　　　　 B. sit at the front seat　　　 C. sit at the back seat　　　 D. drive the car

3)

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

3. If a man walks with two ladies, he should ______.

A. walk between them　　　　 B. run before them　　　　　　 C. follow them　　　　　　　　　 D. go away

2. In the street men ______.

A. cross the street　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. walk on the right side of the ladies

C. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic　 D. walk near the ladies

1. In America men usually ______.

A. walk ahead of women　 B. eat in a restaurant　　　　　 C. walk behind women　　　 D. drive a car to work

5. The writer’s team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to ______.

A. do better from then on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fight against the country boys

C. play against a weak team　　　　　　　　 D. judge a man or a team by clothes

(2)

In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless(除非) the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (男主人) or hostess(女主人) or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there is no people sitting on it.

4. From the text, we can guess the writer’s team is ______.

A. a basketball from a country school　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a football team from a school in the city

C. a basketball team from a school in the city　　　　　　 D. a football team from the country