If someone says you are smart, what do they mean? Is it a good thing or something bad? The answer is not as easy as you might th

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问题    If someone says you are smart, what do they mean? Is it a good thing or something bad? The answer is not as easy as you might think. This is because the word "smart" has many meanings.【C1】______, someone could say you look smart or are dressed smartly. That means they like【C2】______you are wearing and your physical【C3】______. To use a slang(俚语) expression, they could say, "You look【C4】______cool!"
   But if something smarts, it can be【C5】______or hurtful, either physically or mentally. If you accidentally trip over a chair and【C6】______, you might shout, "Wow! That smarts!" Or if a friend says something that【C7】______your feelings, you can say you are smarting from the upsetting【C8】______.
   If you are standing too close to a campfire, you could say your eyes are smarting from the smoke of the fire. Here the word "smarting" means a sharp【C9】______. But the most common meaning of smart is to be intelligent. If someone is smart as a whip(鞭子) , they have the【C10】______to think very quickly.
   People have【C11】______ways of being smart. Some people are considered street smart. They may not have a strong education. But they are【C12】______in dealing with people and problems in the real world. Other people might be book smart. This means they have spent many years in school. But when dealing with people or problems【C13】______existing in our world they may not be so smart.
   And then there is another【C14】______of smart that means talking or behaving disrespectfully. If you say something disrespectful to your parents, they might【C15】______, " Don’ t get smart with me!" Here, "smart" means showing a lack of respect by saying something mean.
【C14】

选项 A、possibility
B、matter
C、definition
D、prediction

答案C

解析 possibility:可能性;matter:事实;definition:定义;prediction:预言。根据 下文中的“that means…”可知,这里表达的是“smart的另一种含义”。故选C。
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