I HOPE / YOU / NOT MIND / ASK / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.A. I HOPE Y...

15. I hope / you / not mind / ask / additional information.

A. I hope you do not mind asking additional information.

B. I hope you do not mind my asking this additional

information.

C. I hope you do not mind to ask for this additional information. D. I hope you do not mind my asking for additional

I look forward to receiving your early reply.

Yours faithfully

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer

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BRITISH POLITENESS

Do you, learners of English, ever wonder whether repeating and trying to remember various everyday English

expressions, such as Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest taxi rank is? has any value other than in exams?

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Well, I must admit that such things didn t cross my mind until last February when I got a letter from the British Council,

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saying that I had won a language course in England.

The polite question mentioned was the one I had to ask on arrival in Parkston, a picturesque part of Poole with lots

of semi-detached houses on either side of each street. What struck me most was the kindness of an old lady, who

happened to leave Safeway s just after my getting off the coach. Not only did she show me where to phone for a taxi, but

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she also gave me a hand with the luggage. I was really surprised, too, when the taxi driver got out of the car and helped

me put the bags into the boot. I immediately thought of Polish taxi drivers who usually do not make the slightest effort to

help you, apart from pressing the right button and waiting for the boot to open.

In spite of all the stereotypes about reluctance towards foreigners, the English turn out to be an extreme polite and

open nation.