“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 1 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 2 , however, the word has expanded to 3 many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of 4 in almost anything.
When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can’t help 5 , “It’s cool.” You might think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your 6 footballer.
We all enlarge the meaning of “cool”. You can use it 7 many words such as “new” or “amazing.” Here’s an interesting story we can see 8 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 9 the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one 10 , “It’s so cool.” 11 he thought it was 12 to describe 13 he saw and felt.
14 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 15 “cool,” some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 16 to improve our word strength to maintain some 17 .
As a popular word, “cool” stands for a kind of special 18 that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool,” can you think of many words that 19 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 20 .
1. A. find B. take C. show D. make sure
2. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed
3. A. turn out B. take on C. take in D. come into
4. A. satisfaction B. interest C. sense D. interesting
5. A. to say B. telling C. shout D. saying
6. A. famous B. out of date C. favourite D. modern
7. A. in stead of B. in place of C. to take place of D. exchange
8. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining
9. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something
10. A. phrase B. word C. story D. sentence
11. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps
12. A. The just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the best way
13. A. the means B. what C. how D. wherever
14. A. And B. If C. So D. But
15. A. Without B. Using C. Not being used D. With
16. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural
17. A. true B. belief C. richness D. interest
18. A. habit B. culture C. language D. enjoyment
19. A. put B. change C. better D. make
20. A. cool B. easy C. difficult D. important
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