2012年英語全真模擬試題(四)
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on Answer Sheet 1. (10 points)
Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is1 only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous,2embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to3the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner. Hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.
4, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which,5 broken, makes the offender immediately the object of6.
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