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F 1. Youwon’t be served when calling out “Waitress” in a restaurant.

T 2. Languagechanges with the development of society.

T 3. Awell-chosen word makes others feel that they are respected.

F 4.  “Flightattendant” is a term to describe the passengers traveling by air.

F 5. Thereis no way to solve the problems caused by “he” or “she”.

F 6. Theterm “handicapped” is better than “people with a disability”.

F 7. Mostpeople wouldn’t like to change their way of talking.

T 8. It’sfair to make language respectful to all. 

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	Traditional Terms	Preferred Terms	Reasons for the changes
Terms related to gender	stewardess   waitress   policeman   chairman	flight attendant   server   police officer   chairperson	to make  language more  respectful to people of  both genders
Term(s) related to issues other than  gender	the handicapped	people with a  disability	to make  language more  respectful to all

3. Fill in each blank with no more than three words taken from thetext.

   When learning English, people today are beginning to pay attention not only to using it correctly but also properly. Using English properly involves a number of 1) _issues  .A very important one is concerned with (和……有关) 2)  gender. To avoid gender discrimination, people try to avoid using 3) _terms__ that tend to offend people of either sex, particularly females, who have traditionally been considered the weaker group. As a result, words that put 4) _too much emphasis__ on the differences between the sexes are 5) _replaced_ by more neutral (中性) ones such as "flight attendant," "server", and "police officer". Other areas that also reflect the trend of using English properly include those of 6) _race_ and 7) _disabilities_. The purpose of doing so is to make language 8) _respectful__ to all people.