Read the text about modern manners in Great Britain and choose the correct endings for the sentences.

Everyone who has studied English knows how much the British people love their manners. It is a part of their national identity, along with fish and chips or talking about the weather. There is a joke that a real British can say sorry about seven times while getting on a bus. And of course, you can hear “hello” or “how are you” very often.

But why are the British like that? What helps them to be polite? In former days, manners (a certain way people eat and talk to each other) showed that a person belonged to the upper class. Great Britain was a conservative country where your social status was extremely important. But this kind of behaviour isn't natural. People just can’t always feel like thanking someone or saying please.

Nowadays, the British choose between two ways: some of them are still very polite, but the others don’t hide their feelings. They’re tired of pretending to be polite and sometimes can even seem rude. Don’t be surprised if you meet modern British people who prefer to say what they really think.

Choose the correct option.

The way you eat and talk to others is called [a national identity|manners|weather].

Traditionally, the British people are likely to [ignore manners|hate manners|love manners].

According to a joke, how many times does a real British say sorry while getting on a bus? [Five|Seven|Twenty-one]

In former days, manners showed that [a person belonged to the upper class|a person was rich|a person was kind].

Social status in Britain [hasn't been important at all|has been important only for the King or Queen|has always been very important].

When the British people are polite, they usually [say what they think|hide their feelings|want to make you happy].

Nowadays, some British people [are even more polite than before|are tired of pretending to be polite|are surprised when they meet a rude foreigner].