14．In China，many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities，because the countryside is much poorer than the city，and often there isn't much work there．Services such as hospital and transport（交通） are usually much better in the city than in the countryside．They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city． But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris，people are moving out of the city．These rich families want to live a quieter life．They are tired of the noise and the dirt（塵土） of the city，and they are tired of the crowded streets，crowded trains and buses．They don't want to live in the cities any more．They want a house with a garden in the countryside，and breathe the fresh air there． So they move out of the cities．Some don't go very far，just a little way out of the city，to the towns near the cities，other people move to the real countryside with sheep，cows and green fields．There，they start new lives and try to make new friends． Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy．After two or three years，many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake．They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do．People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly． As a result，quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city．"It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights，"they say． 76．Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China？B A．The countryside is much poorer than the city． B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat． C．People in the countryside don't have much work to do there． D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside． 77．Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside？B A．Because they will find good jobs． B．Because they are tired of living in the city． C．Because they can make more money there． D．Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields． 78．After moving to the countryside，some people in Europe feel unhappy becauseD． A．they can't make much money B．there isn't much work for them to do in the countryside C．some people in the countryside aren't always very friendly to them D．A，B and C 79．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph showsA． A．they are happy to move back to the city B．they miss their friends in the countryside C．they still want to move to the countryside D．they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city 80．The best title of this passage may be"C"． A．A Happy Life!B．Living in the City! C．Moving Out or Moving Back？D．Living in the Countryside!
18．Knowing how to ask for information and help politely is important．In English，"Where are the restrooms？"and"Could you please tell me where the restrooms are？"are similar requests（請求）-both are correct English，but the first could sound rude．It's important to use correct language，but sometimes this alone is not enough-we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests． In English，just like in Chinese，we change the way we speak when talking with different people．The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them．If you say to your teacher，"Where is my book？"this will sound rude．But if you say"Excuse me，Mr．West．Do you know where my book is？"，your question will sound much more polite．On the other hand，it might be alright to say"Where is my book？"to the people you know well． And you would not usually say"Peter，lend me your pen．"．A very direct order like this can sound rude in English．Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra（附加的） language，such as"Could you please…？"or"Can I ask…？"．It sounds more polite to say"Peter，could you please lend me your pen？"．If you stop a stranger in the street，we might first say"Excuse me．I wonder if you can help me．"or"I'm sorry to trouble you but…"before asking him for help． It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct，and in a way this may be true． 78．When we make requests，we need to speak in aA way． A．polite B．careful C．different D．direct 79．You should say"D"when you ask a stranger for a way． A．Which is the way to the zoo？ B．How can I get to the zoo？ C．Do you know the way to the zoo？ D．Excuse me．Can you tell me the way to the zoo？ 80．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C A．We should use long sentences when we ask for information and help． B．When we ask for help from others，polite language must be used． C．The way of speaking is important when we ask different people for help． D．In English，polite questions are as necessary as rude and direct ones．
