The word “cool”
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings or interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It’s cool.” You may think “He’s so cool.” You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and how he felt.
But the story also show a scarcity(缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. Can you think of any other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
31. We know the word “cool” has had ____.
A. many different meanings   B. only one meaning
C. the same meaning         D. no meaning
32. If you are ____ something, you may say “It’s cool.”
A. afraid of   B. unhappy with   C. interested in   D. angry with
33. The sentence “It’s cool.” On the student’s paper may mean “It looks really ____.”
A. careful    B. wonderful    C. thankful     D. painful
34. The writer takes an example to show he ____ the way the word is used.
A. strange to    B. pleased with    C. worried about     D. excited at