1、 In China, it is quite usual to ask people about their age. However, this question is often regarded as 1 in the West. This is quite true of 2 , and even more so if the inquirer (询问者) is a man. However, it is very 3 to ask children about their age. Since it is not a secret for them, they don’t 4 at all. In fact, some 5 people are quite happy to talk about their age, 6 if they feel they look young for their age. However, it is not very 7 to ask a direct question like “How old are you?” 8 elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive 9 on how young they look, they may easily bring up the topic (话题) by 10 and ask the other to 11 how old they are. In such a 12 , it is quite acceptable to discuss age 13 . They normally expect to be complimented (恭维) on their youthfulness rather than to be 14 that they look very old.
Even though 15 do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 16 that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask someone else for the 17 , or they may try to bring up the topic 18 , sometimes discussions about educational background and the number of years of working 19 may provide some clues (线索). Of course, not everyone 20 that, so they ask little about age.
1.A.simple B.impolite C.difficult D.important
2.A.friends B.speakers C.children D.women
3.A.funny B.helpful C.normal D.necessary
4.A.mind B.regret C.expect D.promise
5.A.old B.honest C.young D.strong
6.A.finally B.probably C.generally D.especially
7.A.quick B.wise C.stupid D.lucky
8.A.Before B.Since C.If D.Although
9.A.praise B.doubt C.news D.instruction
10.A.myself B.yourself C.ourselves D.themselves
11.A.guess B.decide C.answer D.explain
12.A.world B.family C.situation D.sentence
13.A.secretly B.freely C.quietly D.seriously
14.A.told B.warned C.taught D.shown
15.A.guests B.strangers C.villagers D.westerners
16.A.agree B.mean C.prove D.include
17.A.advice B.support C.information D.knowledge
18.A.recently B.suddenly C.immediately D.indirectly
19.A.environment B.experience C.population D.relationship
20.A.knows about B.lives with C.cares about D.deals with
