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The typical conversation between Americans takes a form that is quick and witty. No one speaks for very long. Speakers take turns frequently, often after only a few sentences have been spoken. "Watching a conversation between two Americans is like watching a table tennis game," a German observer said. "Your head goes back and forth and back and forth so fast it makes your neck hurt."
Americans tend to be impatient with people who take long turns. Such people are said to "talk too much." Many Americans have difficulty paying attention to someone who speaks more than a few sentences at a time, as Nigerians, Arabs, and some others do. Americans value conciseness, or what they call "getting to the point."
Americans engage in little ritual interaction (礼节式的互致问候). Only a few ritual greetings are common: "How are you" "I’m fine, thank you," "Nice to meet you," and "Hope to see you again.&quo
A. Concise and direct.
B. Long but polite
C. Friendly and quick
D. Slow but witty.

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The typical conversation between Americans takes a form that is quick and witty. No one speaks for very long. Speakers take turns frequently, often after only a few sentences have been spoken. "Watching a conversation between two Americans is like watching a table tennis game," a German observer said. "Your head goes back and forth and back and forth so fast it makes your neck hurt."
Americans tend to be impatient with people who take long turns. Such people are said to "talk too much." Many Americans have difficulty paying attention to someone who speaks more than a few sentences at a time, as Nigerians, Arabs, and some others do. Americans value conciseness, or what they call "getting to the point."
Americans engage in little ritual interaction (礼节式的互致问候). Only a few ritual greetings are common: "How are you" "I’m fine, thank you," "Nice to meet you," and "Hope to see you again.&quo
A. Americans enjoy talking as well as watching table tennis games
B. Americans like to take short turns in a conversation.
C. Americans get excited easily in a conversation
D. Americans talk with great emotion

[单项选择]The conversation takes place between_________.
A. a host and a guest.
B. two neighbours.
C. a doctor and a patient.
D. a hotel clerk and a guest.

[单项选择]The conversation most probably takes place between
A. a host and a guest.
B. a doctor and a patient.
C. a hotel clerk and a guest.
D. two colleagues.

[单项选择]The conversation probably takes place
A. in the street.
B. at the museum.
C. on the bus.
D. near the museum.

[单项选择]More than 40 million Americans between the ages of 5 and 18 attend schools throughout the United States. About 2 million school-age children are taught at home. While home schooling offers an alternative to the school environment, it has become a controversial issue.
Many public school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perceiving their actions as the ultimate Slap in the face of public education and a damaging move for the children. Yet, public school officials realize they stand little to gain by remaining hostile to the home-school population, the hard line seem to be softening a bit. Some public schools have moved closer to tolerance, and, even in some cases, are seeking cooperation with home schoolers." We are becoming relatively tolerant of home schoolers. Let’s give the kids access to public school so they’ll see it’s not as terrible as they’ve been told, and they’ll want to come back," says John Marshall, an education official.
Perhaps, but don’t c
A. objective.
B. hostile.
C. critical.
D. agreeable.