【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 uzzled —why would he apologize when it was my fault ? Another time , I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said “sorry” . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize ? Later on , an American friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn’t it necessary to express an apology ? During my stay in America , I gradually realized that when friction (摩擦 ) occurs in daily life , Americans don’ t care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a “ sorry” is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the “ sorry” would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America . 40． When I was walking in the street , ____ . A． a young man wanted to rob me of my bag B． a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag C． a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag D． a young man came hurriedly to help me with my bag 41． When the salesman gave me the change , _____ A． I purposely didn’ t want to accept it from the salesman B． the salesman purposely didn’ t want to pass it to me C． I was slower to accept it than the salesman to give it to me D． the salesman was slower to give it to me than I could accept it 42． The man on whose feet I stepped apologized to me because ____ . A． the escalator is a public place B． the man was very afraid of me C． the “ sorry” said to me was for everyone D． there wasn’ t enough room to get my feet in 43． In this passage , the author seems to feel _____ the Americans’ “ sorry” . A． angry with B． disappointed with C． interested in D． approving of C This is a rather strange story but it is quite true . In December 1996, a burglar broke into a golf club in a small town . When the police arrived to investigate , they found an unusual clue (線索 )— a piece of cheese with a bitemark in it . The burglar had gone into the kitchen , and had eaten some food there . Then he had stolen some cigarettes and a little money . The policeman in charge of the case guessed that the burglar was a local man . He thought that professional thieves would not bother to break into a golf club . They would know there was not much worth stealing in such a place . He made enquiries in the town and asked three suspects to e to the police station . When he questioned them about the burglary , they all denied stealing in the club . The policeman then gave each man a piece of cheese and asked him to bite it . He took the pieces of the cheese to a dentist and asked him to pare the bite —marks with that in the piece of cheese found at the golf club . Then the dentist said the bite—mark made by one of the suspects was the same as that in the piece of cheese at the scene of the burglary . The policeman set free two of the suspects and questioned the third one . At first the man claimed that he was innocent . The policeman knew that the man was lying , so he encouraged him to talk until he began to contradict himself . Then the policeman told him about the bite—marks and the man had to admit his stealing . 44． This story is strange because ______. A． a piece of cheese helped to catch the thief B． the burglar ate some food in the kitchen C． the burglar broke into a town golf club D． the story happened in a very small town 45． The policeman guessed the burglar was a local man according to the fact that ____. A． he had gone into the kitchen of the club B． he stole only cigarettes and some cheese C． it was different from skillful theft D． there was nothing valuable in the club 46． The th