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the world, and 42 trees is making the tigers' living area become smaller.
Since 2010, the governments of 13 countries have kept doing something 43 to save tigers. They
are 44 ways to double the number of wild tigers by 2022. "This action makes all the difference," says Hemley.
"When you have 45 cutting down trees and you can control the killing, the number of tigers will become larger,"
she says. "That's a pretty simple rule. We know it works."
31. A. number B. rest C. size D. name
32. A. lions B. tigers C. animals D. plants
33. A. interesting B. boring C. good D. bad
34. A. difficulties B. differences C. improvements D. reasons
35. A. workers B. teachers C. students D. experts
36. A. if B. so C. or D. but
37. A. control B. follow C. enjoy D. draw
38. A. according to B. because of C. as a result D. in order to
39. A. pay B. do C. get D. make
40. A. popular B. wounded C. endangered D. famous
41. A. falling B. rising C. going D. coming
42. A. building up B. cutting down C. taking off D. knocking at
43. A. interesting B. difficult C. helpful D. serious
44. A. talking about B. worrying about C. looking for D. replying to
45. A. kept B. enjoyed C. tried D. stopped

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British people are always proud of their polite manners . As a result, they use the word "sorry" quite a lot
even when they don't really mean it! Usually, if they want to ask a stranger for the time, they will start by saying
"Sorry to bother you. Do you know what time it is now?"
They use the word "sorry" in many different situations, so the meaning of the word has changed a little over time.
The two main dictionary definitions of "sorry" are: 1 feeling sad for someone else because of his or her
problem; 2 feeling regretful because you've done something wrong. Now, think about this. When they want to ask
a stranger a question, they start with "Sorry to disturb you". In this situation, they're saying sorry neither because they
feel sad for that person nor because they feel regretful.
So what does "sorry" really mean? And why do British people use it so much? Well, in British culture, saying
sorry is a way to be polite. It's also a very clever way to get what they want.
In a recent experiment, an actor went up to different strangers on a rainy day to ask if he could use their
mobile phones to make a call. When he walked to one group of strangers and asked them without apologizing first,
he was only 9 percent successful in borrowing their phones. However, when he apologized to another group of
strangers before asking if he could use their mobile phones, he was 47 percent successful. So maybe saying "sorry" is
not just being polite, but it is also a good way to get what they want!
1. Which of the following are people in Britain proud of according to the passage?
A. The language. B. The food.
C. The polite manners . D. The sports.
2. What does "sorry" in "We're sorry to hear that your father is in hospital again." mean according to the passage?
A. Feeling sad for someone else because of his or her problem.
B. Feeling regretful because you've done something wrong.
C. Asking somebody to repeat something.
D. Not feeling satisfied with something.
3. The underlined word "regretful" probably means "________" in Chinese.
A. B. C. D.
4. What's the purpose of the experiment?
A. To show British people are sometimes not friendly to strangers.
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