In most cultures, when you meet acquaintances for the first time during a day, it is normal to greet them. The main purpose of t

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问题     In most cultures, when you meet acquaintances for the first time during a day, it is normal to greet them. The main purpose of this greeting is to【C1】______a good relationship between the people concerned, and each language usually has【C2】______set phrases which can be used for this purpose. Sometimes, though, there can be【C3】______differences in the type of phrases which can be used, and cultural misunderstandings can easily【C4】______The following is a true example.
    A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her【C5】______she knew nothing about the Chinese culture or language. On her way to school one day, she went to the bank to get some money.【C6】______the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised at such a question because in the British culture it would be【C7】______an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people can also【C8】______the young man’ s interest in dating the girl.【C9】______this bank clerk was a complete stranger【C10】______the British girl, she was very much taken aback, and hastily commented that she had eaten already. After this she【C11】______to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked the same question. By now she【C12】______that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled【C13】______why they asked it.【C14】______the following days she was asked the same question again and again. Only much later【C15】______that the question had no real meaning at all—it was merely a greeting.  
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选项 A、a number of
B、the number of
C、the amount of
D、an amount of

答案A

解析 词义辨析题。the number of(……的数量)和the amount of(……的数额、 数量)这两个结构不合题意,应先排除。an amount of(一批、一些)修饰不可数名词, 而phrases是可数名词,所以D项也应排除。故正确答案是A,a number of:若干,许 多,其后跟可数名词的复数形式。
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