Schools are full of euphemisms.At Frankfurt International School，for example，the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Academic Workshop (in the high school)．Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straightforward，and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.

　　6．According to the passage，people use euphemisms in order to________.

　　A．make themselves understood

　　B．avoid embarrassment

　　C．to sound straightforward

　　D．attract attention

　　7．A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact________.

　　A．tall and handsome

　　B．pretty and slim

　　C．ugly but tall

　　D．ugly and fat

　　8．When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog，she might want to________.

　　A．have her old dog killedB．see an ugly friend

　　C．go to the toilet

　　D．see a pregnant woman

　　9．The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to________.

　　A．stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language

　　B．inform readers that English has an ever­growing number of euphemisms

　　C．suggest non­native speakers use euphemisms as often as possible

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