When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my , I found people queuing some paces away from the at the savings deposit (存款) window.
Why so? Each did his business in turn but the line never a step nearer .I was very curious, so I walked to the window to the cause. There was a on which was written “ Thank you for your respect for other's privacy”—a polite to keep people away from nosing into other's affairs (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries).I was deeply by the sight and stayed a while to watch: they were so calmly at a distance that they seemed quite to the practice. The thing happened at a public telephone box. Those waiting for their always kept their distance—enough to be out of .It's another typical example! From then on I to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment shown towards . I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy(隐私). They not to put others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation. For instance, they never about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, nor would they talk about the others or others wore on their necks. Their laws reading diaries or opening letters without . It’s obvious that it shows matters are not allowed to be disturbed.
1.A.joy B.anger C.thought D.surprise
2.A.man B.person C.letter D.document
3.A.stood B.broke C. moved D.skipped
4.A.find out B. depend on C.apply for D.come to
5.A.picture B.character C.warning D.sentence
6.A.disappointed B.impressed C.affected D.supported
7.A. disappearing B.waiting C.performing D.looking
8.A.used B.familiar C.comfortable D.polite
9.A.interesting B.strange C.same D.different
10.A.money B. arrangement C.challenge D.turns
11.A.trouble B. sight C.touch D.question
12.A. took care B. went on C.paid attention D. carried on
13.A. myself B.them C.others D.another
14.A.supposed B.ordered C.told D. tried
15.A.asked B.heard C.worried D.learned
16.A.smiles B.cloth C.jewelry D.stockings
17.A.appreciate B.stop C.hate D.forbid
18.A.permission B.glasses C.help D.alarm
19.A.public B.personal C.small D.important
— My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you?—_______.
A. If you don’t mind B. Not at all
C. Take it easy D. Nice to meet you
The doctor insisted that the boy_____seriously ill and that he _____on at once.
A. be; should be operated B. was; be operated
C. be; was operated D. was; was operated
—Can you give an example to show how useful a computer is?
—Sure. ___________ people get ___________ information from it every day.
A. A large number of; plenty of
B. The number of; a lot of
C. Lots of; a lot
D. Many a; a great deal of
Hurry! Class ________. You know the first class _____ at 7:30.
A. is beginning; begins B. begins; is beginning
C. is beginning; is beginning D. begins; begins
Only when_______ 30 years old ______ to learn English.
A.was he; did he begin B.he was; he began
C.was he; he began D.he was; did he begin
