[单项选择] An English schoolboy would only ask his friend: "Wassa time, then " To his teacher he would be much more likely to speak in a more standardized accent and ask: "Excuse me, sir, may I have the correct time please ’’ People are generally aware that the phrases and expressions they use are different from those of earlier generations; but they concede less that their own behavior also varies according to the situation in which they find themselves. People have characteristic ways of talking, which are relatively stable across varying situations. Nevertheless, distinct contexts, and different listeners, demand different patterns of speech from one and the same speaker. Not only this, but, in many cases, the way someone speaks affects the response of the person to whom he is speaking in such a way that "modeling" is seen to occur. This is what Michael Argyle has called "response matching". Several studies have shown that the more intimate these details are, the more personal secrets
A. Nowadays, English schoolboys are impolite toward people except towards their teachers.
B. The way of asking time is different from that of earlier generations.
C. People’’s speaking styles vary according to different situations.
D. People’’s ways of speaking are relatively stable on varying occasions.