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TEXT A
Saying“thank you”is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language．After all，we’re brought up to be polite，and it is important to make a good impression upon other people—especially across national divides．
So．what exactly are you suppod to say when "thank you" is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude? According to a recent survey,19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of "thank you" in a poll of 3,000 people．
Pollsters found almost half of tho asked preferred the more informal“cheers”，while others liked to u such expressions as“ta”,“great" and“nice one”．
So，just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?
monie Fortunately, the clue is in the language itlf．“Cheers”，despite its popularity，is conside
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red an informal way to say thank you—and this is a definite clue as to when you can best u it．
For instance，when going for a drink with friends，a smile and a“cheers”by way of thanks is not only appropriate to the situation，it is also culturally accurate．
“Ta”，originated from the Danish word“tak”, was the cond-most popular expression of thanks，and is also commonly ud in informal situations，along with phras such as“nice one”， and“brilliant”．Interestingly, one word that didn’t make it into the top 20 was“thanks”．Thank you's shorter, more informal cousin．
augest “Thanks”can be uful，as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of “thank you" and the downright relaxed“cheers”．
Certain words can double as an expression of thanks as well as delight．Again，the words themlves offer the clue as to when best to u them．
For example，words like“awesome”，“brilliant" and“you star" featured highly in the new
poll and they can hint at both your pleasure at someone's action，as well as rving to express your thanks．If you are on the receiving end of a“new”thank you，you can respond with a simple“no problem”, or“sure”．
Of cour，in certain circumstances，a simple wave，nod or smile may be appropriate．For instance，if a car driver slows down to let you cross the road，simply raising your hand in acknowledgement is enough to show that you appreciate the driver's consideration．
Sometimes，formality is necessary, and“thank you”is still the best choice in such situations．
But students should not worry about when exactly to u certain expressions．
华氏温度计 Many people in Western countries are worried that good manners are in decline．People are
tired of eing their acts of kindness and rvice pass without comment．So don’t think
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“thank you”was clumsy or awkwardly formal．The chances are，if you said “thank you”，you
made someone’s day．You star．
81．We can tell from the results of the poll that
A．people are unconcerned about politeness nowadays．
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B．“thank you”remains the best expression of gratitude．
C．there is a variety of expressions of appreciation．
D．there are more formal expressions than informal ones．
82．Which word/phra does NOT appear in the top 20?
A．Cheers． B．Thanks． C．Brilliant． D．You star．
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83．According to the passage．which is an appropriate respon to“awesome”or“brilliant”?
张伽铭 A．Thanks． B．Cheers． C．Nice one． D．Sure．
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84．According to the passage，the way in which we express our gratitude depends on all the following EXCEPT
A．gender． B．formality． C．culture． D．circumstance．
85．In the last paragraph the author encourages people to
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A．continue their acts of kindness．
B．behave themlves well．
C．show their gratitude to others．
D．stop worrying about bad manners．
TEXT B
From 2007 to 2010，American houholds lost $l1 trillion in real estate，savings, and stocks More than half of all U．S．workers either lost their jobs or were forced to take cuts in hours or pay during the recession．The worst may be behind them now, but the shocking loss of the past few years have reshaped nearly every facet of their lives—how they live，work，and spend—even the way they think about the future．
For Cindy, the recession began when her husband was relocated to Rhinelander, Wisconsin．by his company forcing the family to move in a hurry．The couple bought a new hou but were unable to ll their two-bedroom home in Big Lake，Minnesota．With two mortgages(抵押借款) and two young children to care for, Cindy couldn't imagine how to stretch her husband's paycheck to keep her family fed．
Then she stumbled upon an online community called Blotanical，a forum for gardeners，many with an interest in sustainability．“The more I read and discusd the practices，the more I realized this would help not only our budget but also our heal
th，”she says．
Cindy admits that before the recession，she was a city girl with no interest in growing her own dinner．“I grew flowers mostly—I didn’t think about plants that weren’t visually interesting." But to stretch her budget，she began putting in vegetables and fruit—everything from strawberry beds to apple trees—and as her first edlings grew，her spirits lifted．She no longer thinks of gardening and making her own jams as just a money saver；they’re a genuine pleasure．“It’s brought us clor together as a family, too，”she says．Her kids voluntarily pitch in with(主动帮助)the garden work，and the family cooks together instead of eating out．The food tastes better —it's fresher and organic —and the garden handily fulfills its original purpo：cost cutting．Now she spends about $200 to $300 a month on groceries．less than half of the $650 a month that she ud to lay out．
