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xpress their true feelings directly. Some British people are tired of pretending that they are always happy and having to please others. But sometimes because they feel they have to be polite, they are prevented from saying what they truly think. ( )1. What don’t the British people often do? A. Eat fish and chips. B. Have no quite good manners. C. Be polite to others. D. Talk about the weather. B ( )2. What do the British people say up to eight times every day? A. Hello. B. Thank you. C. I don’t know. D. Sorry. ( )3. What does the writer think are the reasons why the British people are so polite? ① The upper classes should have good manners. ② They have learned much about politeness at school. ③ They like to hold back their true feelings. ④ They are not honest at all. A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①③ D. ②④ D C ( )4. What does the underlined word “pretending” mean in Chinese? A. 打算 B. 假裝 C. 想象 D. 體驗(yàn) ( )5. What is the best title for this passage? A. British People Are Too Polite B. British People Should Not Be So Polite C. How to Learn the British Manners D. It’s Time to Change Our Manners B A