- 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.
- A.are extremely small in number so that media pay 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
- A.Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.
- B.Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.
- C.Because it is an impolite word.
- D.Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.
- As regards social conventions,we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and le
- A.who were bom as aristocrat
- B.who have the right to sit in the House of Lords
- C.who speak in many different local accents
- D.who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions