许多情景对话中使用的是英美人的习惯用语。问候、告别、打电话、问路、看病、购物等常见的交际话题均有其较为固定的套语；感谢、道歉、祝愿、请求亦有其固定的应答用语。对于这类题目，我们要遵循他们的习惯进行回答。如：
①常用于感谢的应答用语有：
You are welcome. Don't mention it.
It's my pleasure.＝My pleasure.
Not at all.
That's all right. / It's all right.
That's OK. / It's OK.
That's nothing. / It's nothing.
Forget it. No problem.
②常用于道歉的应答用语有：
Never mind. It doesn't matter.
That's all right. / It's all right.
That's OK. / It's OK.
That's nothing. / It's nothing.
Forget it. No problem.
