Whatdoes“Quétal”mean? A: Howareyou? B: Haveyoueatenyet? C: Howoldareyou? D: Howisyourhealth?

SectionC Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedonthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Thefirstreadingisforyoutogetthegeneralidea.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtowritedownthemissingwordsorphrasesaccordingtowhatyouhearinorderofnumberedblanks.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyouranswer.Nowthepassagewillbegin. Whenpeoplemeetacquaintances(熟人)orfriends,peopleusually1eachother.Thepurposeofgreetingistoestablishormaintain2contact.Soformulaic(套话的)expressionsareoftenused,butsuchformulaicexpressionsoftencauseconflict(冲突)becauseofthegreat3betweenChineseandnativeEnglishspeakers.InEnglish,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon.”“Fineday,isn’tit?”“Howis4going?WhileinChinese,wealwayssay“Haveyoueatenyet?”“Whatareyougoingtodo?”or“Wherehaveyoubeen?”toshowourconsideration.Westernerstreatthemas5.