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One silly question I simply
can't stand is "How do you feel? Usually the question is asked of a man in
action — a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his
desk. So
what do you expect him to say? He'll probably say, "Fine, I'm all right," but "you've put a bug in his ear" —
maybe now he's not sure. If you're a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked
that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, "How do you
feel?" Every question has its time and place. It's perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask "How do you feel?"
if you're visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking
on both legs, hurrying to catch a train, or sitting at his desk working, it's
no time to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer
of plays, was in his eighties, someone asked him, "How do you feel?"
Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age," Shaw said, "either
you feel all right or you're dead."
(1)
The passage tells us that some greetings such as "How do you feel?"
A . show one's consideration for others
B . are a good way to make friends
C . should be asked carefully
D . generally make one feel uneasy
(2)
The writer seems to feel that a busy man should ______.
A . be praised for his efforts
B . never be asked any questions
C . not be troubled
D . be discouraged from working so
(3)
"You've put a bug in his ear" means that you've ______.
A . made him laugh merrily
B . given him some kind of warning
C . shown much concern for him
D . played a joke on him
(4)
George Bernard Shaw's reply in the passage shows his ______.
A . cleverness
B . cheerfulness
C . power and skills
D . politeness
答案: D
C
B
A