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1、AMr.SmithiswellknowninWashingtonbecauseofhismanysocialblunders.Healwayslikestoattendthevarioussocialfunctionsbecausehewantstoexpandhiscircleoffriends.Wheneverheisinvited,hegoes,unlessheisill.Recentlyhereceivedaninvitationtoafashionablebanquet.Althoughhedidnotknowthehostess,heacceptedtheinvitation.
2、Hewassecretlyverypleased,becausehefeltthathisreputationasadesirableguestwasgrowing.Whenhearrivedatthebanquethall,hefoundthataboutonehundredpeoplehadbeeninvited.Hebegantomovearoundthehall.Hespoketootherguestswhetherheknewthemornot.Hesoonrealizedthathehadnevermetanyoftheotherpeoplepresent,althoughth
3、eyseemedtoknoweachother.Atdinnerhewasseatedbesideaverydignifiedwoman.ThewomantriedtobefriendlyeventhoughshehadnevermetMr.Smithbefore.Shespokepolitelywheneverhespoketoher.Betweenthefirstandthesecondcourseofthemeal,she,turnedtoMr.Smithandsaid,“Doyouseethatgray-hairedmanattheendofthetable?Theonewithg
4、lasses.”“Ah,yes.Whoishe?”“He’stheSecretaryoftheInterior!”shereplied.Mr.Smithsaid,“Sothat’sthesecretaryoftheInterior!I’mafraidthatIfindverylittletoadmireabouthim,althoughheistheSecretary.”Thewomanstiffenedanddidnotreply.Mr.Smithcontinuedinspiteofhercoldness.“Ireallycan’tseehowhereceivedhisappointme
5、ntunlessheisperhapsarelativeofthePresident.”“IthardlymatterswhetheryouliketheSecretaryornot,”shesaid.“HewaschosenbecausethePresidentthoughthewasthemanforthejob.Ifhedoesthejobwell,youshouldhavenocomplaint.”“That’sjustit,”persistedMr.Smith.“Noonedoesthethingshedoes,unlessheisacompletefool!”“Sir!”sai
6、dthewomaninallherdignity.“DoyouknowwhoIam?”“No,”repliedMr.Smith.“IamtheSecretary’swife,”shesaidcoldly.Mr.Smithwasshocked,buthewentoninspiteofhisembarrassment.“Madam,doyouknowwhoIam?”“No,Idon’t,”thewomanreplied.“Thankgoodness!”exclaimedMr.Smith,ashequicklyleftthetable.56.WhyisMr.SmithwellknowninWas
7、hington?A.He’stheSecretaryoftheInterior.B.Hehasmorefriendsthanotherpeople.C.Healwaysmakesfoolishmistakesonsocialoccasions.D.Helikestogotoallkindsofparties.57.Atdinnerhewasseatedbesideaverydignifiedwoman.Theunderl
