A. understood B. took C. pollute D. rude
A.understood
B. took
C. pollute
D. rude
A.understood
B. took
C. pollute
D. rude
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is ‘vacations’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCIES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCIES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’
11. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.
A. learning English
B. finding places to stay in England
C. driving their car on English roads
D. going to England by car
12. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.
A. they would be able to practise their English
B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels
C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner
D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there
13. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.
A. no free rooms
B. free rooms
C. not away on holiday
D. holidays
14. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.
A. fall into a hole
B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people
D. have to take a different road
15. When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ______.
A didn’t really want any more coffee
B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away
C. really wanted some more coffee
D. wanted to express my politeness
A. they had too many enemies
B. the weather was too bad
C. they died from disease
D. they arrived too late to grow crops
A. handsome and mature
B. too young to have beards
C. aristocrats or fashionable dandies
D. royalty
We can infer that the plumbing ______ at that time.
A. cost little
B. was more expensive than a water system
C. was too expensive for every family to afford
D. was not necessary
John was _______ he lay down for an hour before dinner. A. so tired as B. so tired thatC. too tired that D. too tired so
Many wealthy people don't want to leave too much'behind mainly because
A. it is not easy for them to make their fortunes
B. they want their children to make their own way
C. they just wish their children to have a comfortable life
D. they hope to gain reputation by donating their wealth
He regretted _______the decision too hastily. A. make B. to make C. making D. have maked
A. They are impractical.
B. They are too radical.
C. They are a thoughtful group.
D. They have contempt for humanity.
The box of bricks hit the man because______.
A. the box of bricks was heavier than him
B. the box of bricks was lighter than him
C. the box of bricks came down too fast
D. the man was too careless
Waitress: Yes, sir, anything the matter?
Customer: , but this soup is too salty.
Waitress: I'm very sorry, sir. I'll change it for you.
A. I can't stand it
B. Sorry to do it
C. I hate to complain
D. Sorry to bother you