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【正文】 ct people. When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”. If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it. Here’s an example. I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No, thanks.” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you.” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it. （ ） 1. If Americans want something, they would say “________”. A. Yes, thank you. B. No, thanks. C. No, I’m sorry. D. Yes, why not. （ ） 2. When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “ ”. A. No, I don’t. B. No, thanks. C. Yes, thank you. D. No, I’m sorry. （ ） 3. In this passage, “westerners” means . A. the people who live in the west of their country B. the visitors who go to the Western countries C. the people who live in the Western countries D. the people who know the customs of the West （ ） 4. The Chinese people might if you don’t want something given. A. be glad B. say “thank you” C. get angry D. ask you again to take it （ ） 5. From this passage we know that . A. the Chinese people are direct B. the Chinese customs are better C. the westerners are more polite D. different countries have different customs B People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest of his age. There are only a few men in all of his history who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius(天才 ).“There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of thinking, especially if they don’t think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure. Edison could not understand why someone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years
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