trouble, direct, depend, how, good, get, if, different, take, polite |
When you are lost or have some kinds of problems it might be an idea to ask, for information or help, so it is important to know1. _____to ask for information2._____and properly.
Usually people change the way they speak when they talk with3._____people. It mostly4._____on the people you are speaking to or your relationship with them.
Sometimes, when you know the people very well you may talk more5._____to them. Just like”Tom, where is my pen?” However, if you don’t know them very 6._____,it might he better to speak in a more polite way like. “Excuse me, could you please…?” Sometimes it may7._____you a little more time to express what you want. Such as ”I’m sorry to8._____ you, but …”or “Excuse me. I wonder 9.___ you can help me.”before asking for help.
In a word, if you want to10.____some help when you are in trouble, you must be polite first, or you won’t get the answer you want..
Getting information and direction
One day, Bill has to go to New York. It’s his first time there, and he doesn’t know his way around the city. He has a meeting at 10 o’clock, and he wants to be there on time. The meeting is in the Peters Building on 34th Street, but Bill doesn’t know the way. At that time Bill meets two men and he asks them for directoins.
“Excuse me!” he says,”Can you tell me how to get to the Peter Building on 34th Street?”
“Sure,”answers one of the men.”You can get there in five minutes. Go to next corner and turn left. Walk three blocks and there you are.’
But the other man says, “Don’t listen to him. There’s a better way. Get on the bus here at this concer.It stops right near the Peter Building.’
Then the first man says,” Oh, that’s on East 34th Street, not West 34th. It’s quite a distance from here. You must take the subway. Take the cross-town bus.”
Bill looks his watch. It’s almost ten o’clock. “Thanks a lot,” he says, “I think I should take a taxi.”
He gets into the taxi and leaves. But the two men are still arguring and pointing in different directions. Next time he needs to ask directions, he should ask a policeman!
根据短文内容，完成下列各题：
1.Why does Bill have to go to New York?
Because he________________________________.
2.Where does Bill want to go?
He wants to go to______________on 34th street.
3.When does Bill have a meeting?
At_____________________.
4.According to the first man, how can Bill get to the Peter Bilding?
Go to the next concer and_________________.Walk three blocks.
5.What does he do in the end?
He_______________________to Peter Bilding.
One day my wife and I went shopping by car. We had a lot of things____, because my brother and ____family were coming to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car _____a stone. An hour later,we came back to the car.___ of us carried a lot of things. Then trouble started. We could not open the car door.
“Oh,dear,”said my wife. “___are we going to do?”
“Let’s ask that policeman,” I said.
The policeman was very kind ___was glad to help us. A few minutes later, he got the door____. Just at that moment, ____angry man came up and shouted, “What are you doing____ my car?”
We looked at the number of the car,and our___turned red.
1.A. to buy B. to carry C. to take D. to bring
2.A.her B.his C..our D. their
3.A. at the back B. after C. in front of D.in the front of
4.A. All B. None C. Neither D.Both
5.A. What B. How C. Why D. When
6.A. so B. and C. then D. or
7.A. to open B. to close C. open D. close
8.A. the B. a C../ D.an
9.A. about B. on C. with D.to
10.A. eyes B. heads C. noses D. faces
Jane suggested_______ his father for advice.
A. to asking B. asking C. ask D. to ask
-------Are you going to buy the red car or the black car?
--------The black car. I don’t have enough money. So I will buy the car which is ________
A. more expensive B. most expensive
C.less expensive D.least expensive
The doctor told me_____ too much meat.
A. don’t eat B. not eat C. no eating D.not to eat
