C. Because it is an impolite word.
D. Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.
4. The upper class in England today .
A. are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them
B. still uses old words like Sir in their everyday life
C. includes the hereditary aristocracy
D. refers only to the royal family
5. Which of the following is not true about the English class system?
A. It is an embarrassing subject for English people.
B. Working-class students cannot receive a university education.
C. The class system is much less rigid than it was.
D. The class system still exists below the surface.
Vocabulary
1. convention n. 习俗 2. embarrass v. 使困窘
rigid adj. 严格 4. hereditary adj. 世袭的
manual adj. 体力的 6. accent n. 口音
received pronunciation adj. 标准发音
well-bred adj. 有教养的 9. servility n. 卑屈
10. occupation n. 职业
长难句解析
①【解析】这是一个复合句,主句由 and 引导的两个并列句组成, though 引导的让步状语从句,也是由两个并列的句子组成。
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