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nglishmenC.Both Americans and EnglishmenD.Learners of English59.What is the main idea of this passage?A.Speakers of British and American English share the same language.B.There are many differences between British and American English.C.British and American English are two different languages.D.There are not many differences between British and American EnglishBEven a child knows that nodding(點(diǎn)頭) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first e to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary(相反) he is expressing agreement.The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.60. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______. A. Yes, No B. No, Yes C. Yes, Yes D. No, No61. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______. A. nod his head B. shake his headC. neither nods his head nor shakes his headD. either nod his head or shake his head62. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______. A. the Indian driver has something important to doB. the foreigner promised to give him only a little moneyC. The driver felt unfortable at that timeD. In India shaking the head means agreement63. Why did the foreigner bee angry? Because _______. A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his officeB. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of moneyC. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in IndiaD. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the driver didn’t say any words CPlants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air,water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air,water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals and man need plants in order to is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you,you will find that there are two kinds of plants:flowering plants and nonflowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds(種子). The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most nonflowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores ar