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” or “to explain.”Slang can take many forms. For example, slang can be local to one city or area. In Washington, . there is a whole set of slang to describe politics and business in the city. For example, the term POTUS stands for President of the United States. POTUS can often be found with his wife, FLOTUS, the first lady of the United States. “Inside the Beltway” is a popular expression that describes the area of Washington, . The beltway is the large highway that circles the city. The Inter has helped create a whole new kind of puterrelated slang. An “angry fruit salad” is an expression that describes a Web site with too many bright colors. “Netiquette” is slang for correct behavior when using the Inter.Young people often develop the latest slang. For example, to say Special English “rocks” or is “phat” means Special English is really great. A “kegger” is a party where beer is served. If something is “wack” it is wild and crazy.Different professions often have their own slang as well. For example, medical workers might refer to a plaining patient as a “gomer”. A tough stick is someone whose veins are difficult to find when he or she needs to have blood taken.No matter how well you speak English, there are always new and interesting slang words to discover. There are entire dictionaries for describing slang. Many experts do not even agree on what is and what is not slang. Often slang words later bee a part of officially accepted language. Official or not, slang is an energetic and exciting part of the American language that continues to change. 46. Which of the following is NOT true for slang pared with the official language? A. Playful B. Direct C. Less respectful D. More official47. It can be inferred from the passage that______. A. if you speak English very well, there is no problem for you to understand English speakers B. slang words are created by people in their daily life C. English speakers are clear whether it is a slang D. slang words will never be accepted as official language of the following is not mentioned to have helped create slang? A. The inter. B. Young people. C. President of the United States. D. Professions49. Where do you think is the passage adapted from? A. A radio speech B. A magazine. C. A textbook. D. A newspaper.50. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. What is slang? B. Slang is popular. C. Who creates slang? D. Slang is a language. CLimit the use of private cars, improve public transport and encourage the use of bicycles to control traffic congestion(擁擠 ) during the 2022 Olympics, experts from foreign countries advised Beijing on Friday. Professor Nigel Wilson, of the civil and environmental engineering department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said he was supportive to the limiting of private cars during the Olympic Games, saying that in foreign countries, the method is also adopted during big events, but he was unsure about the approach. The government planned to keep an average of more than one million cars off the roads to improve traffic flow during the Olympics, said Liu Xiaoming, deputy director of the Beijing Traffic Committee, at the China Planning Network First Urban Transportation Congress. Sharing Wilson39。s disease B. the people who often use their brains will not get Alzheimer39。s disease.42. What’s the current number of Alzheimer’s patients? A. 100 million B. 25 million C. 400 million D. 2050 million43. What is NOT the early signs of the Alzheimer39。s disease. But they say these findings might help prevent the disease in the future. 41. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Some early signs of the Alzheimer39。s. Using this information, they developed a test in which people were asked to identify twelve familiar smells. These smells included cinnamon, black pepper, chocolate, paint thinner, and smoke. The study continued for five years. During this period, the same people were asked to take several tests mea