Question

  Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer,a little softer with 1       ? I 2        do,and I feel that much of the world has got away from that. I see such a 3       in New York City,for example,from when I first moved here more than 20 years ago ：people rushing into lifts without giving those 4       a chance to get 5        first,never saying thank you when others 6       a door open for them,or please when they want a classmate to hand 7        something. We get lazy,and we think that something like a simple 8        you doesn't really matter. But in fact it can matter much. It is that no matter how 9        we dress,how beautifully we decorate our homes,or how lovely our dinner 10        are,we can't be really stylish (漂亮的) without good manners (举止) .

  In fact,I think of good 11        as a kind of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest,most generous people seem to keep 12        more beautiful? They become Cary Grant or Lauren Bacall right 13        our eyes. It's 14       how that happens,but it does.

  Take the longlost art of saying thank you. Like wearing a little lipstick (口红) or making sure your hair is neat,getting into the habit (习惯) of saying thank you can make you feel better about yourself,and then you look better to 15        around you.

(   ) 1. A. the other   B. each other   C. others   D. another

(   ) 2. A. course   B. sure   C. certain   D. certainly

(   ) 3. A. difficulty   B. difficult   C. different   D. difference

(   ) 4. A. inside   B. outside   C. in   D. out

(   ) 5. A. off   B. on   C. out   D. onto

(   ) 6. A. hold   B. take   C. put   D. place

(   ) 7. A. me   B. them   C. us   D. you

(   ) 8. A. to thank   B. thanking   C. thank   D. thanks

(   ) 9. A. fine   B. good   C. nicely   D. nice

(   ) 10. A. parties   B. party   C. evenings   D. evening

(   ) 11. A. ways   B. manners   C. manner   D. way

(   ) 12. A. got   B. to get   C. get   D. getting

(   ) 13. A. before   B. under   C. below   D. behind

(   ) 14. A. a funny   B. a fun   C. funny   D. fun

(   ) 15. A. no one   B. someone   C. everyone   D. anyone

Answer 1

1. B each other是"互相"的意思，这句意思是"人们之间互相友善，温和"。

2. D certainly作副词，等于surely和of course。

3. D such a后接名词，difference表示"差异"，"不同"。

4. A inside作后置定语，修饰those,意思是"里面的那些人"。

5. A get off的意思是"下电梯"。全句意思是说"涌进电梯的人不给机会让里面的人先出来"。

6. A hold the door open意思是"为某人顶着门(好让某人先过去) "。

7. B 这个宾格人称代词要与主语they—致。

8. C thank you这里作名词词组用，意思是"谢谢你"。

9. C dress作不及物动词，表示"穿着"，接副词表程度。

10. A party指"宴会"。这里用复数形式，指类别。

11. B manners指习惯举止态度等(复数形式) ， good manners意为"有礼貌"

12. D keep后接v,ing+sth ,意思是"一直干某事"。

13. A before our eyes意思是"在我们面前"，"在我们的眼皮底下"。

14. C fun是不可数名词，意为"乐趣"，funny是形容词，意思是"好笑的"。

15. C 对每个人而言。