Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can be (1) of potential discourtesies and offenses for the (2) .
An anthropologist and a team of researchers have unveiled some of the mysterious (3) of British pubs—starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have (4) waiters—you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes (5) they realized they would have to (6) their own drinks. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a (7) purpose.
Pub culture is designed to (8) sociability in a society (9) . its reserve. Standing at the bar for service (10) you to chat with others waiting to (11) . The bar counter is possibly the only (12) in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered (13) app
A. minefields
B. battlefields
C. paradises
D. occasions
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Kevin Rogers used to be my boss. At that time he was a hard-working, up-and-coming businessman and a real slave-driver, always telling us we had to sell more and more. As soon as I could, I got a job with another company. The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago. At least that’s what I thought until last Thursday. But now I’m not so sure.
I was on my way back to my office in the center of town. There is a small park nearby which I sometimes walk through after lunch. It is empty, except for an unshaven, shabby looking man on one of the benches. He looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old, gray overcoat. It was a cold, wintry day, and he was shivering.
"It’s been a long time since I had a meal. Can you help me" he said. There was some thing about his voice that sounded familiar. I gave him a few coins and he mumbled some thing about being grateful. As he stumbled past me, I looked at his
A. rather liked Rogers
B. admired Rogers’ ability to sell
C. thought Rogers was lazy
D. was not very happy in his job
When my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings. As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea doer seem peculiar. To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind. The first excuse I give is an economic one. Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight. The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development. By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million. On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars. My second argument is more philosophical. The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space. In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile. If we wish to s
A. The ocean is frienghtening.
B. Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight.
C. He wants to make more money.
D. The space is more philosophical.
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