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WC，toilet，lavatory，bathroom，restroom，john English has many 1 for the little room we all have to go to every day．Here are some of the words that are used and explanations of their meanings．

Different countries use different words．In the US，in someone’s home，you will get where you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom” is．If you’re in a shopping mall，you 2 ask directions to the "restroom"．US people also use the word “john”， 3 the 19th century British inventor of the flush toilet（冲水马桶）seems to have been 4 John．

In Britain the most commonly used words are “toilet” and “bathroom”．But “WC”，which

5 for “water closet”，and “lavatory”，are also used．A public toilet is a “public convenience”．People sometimes speak of the “Ladies” and “Gents” （because you see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the entries to public 6 ．An older，now rarely（很少）used word in Britain is “privy” which is short for “ 7 ” （私人的）．

Australians say “loo”，which is also quite popular in the UK．Canadians use the word “can”，New Zealanders “bog”， 8 South Africans “want go to the bathroom”．

9 does the word toilet itself come from？Well，it’s from the French “toilette” – to wash yourself and then you smell sweet!

People from 10 countries also use some witty（智慧的）words．For example，“throne” （宝座）to describe the toilet（马桶）and “throne room” for the bathroom．

（）1．A．words B．names C．places D．titles

（）2．A．would B．must C．should D．can

（）3．A．as B．to C．after D．for

（）4．A．call B．name C．called D．used

（）5．A．stands B．writes C．says D．asks

（）6．A．parks B．hospitals C．places D．toilets

（）7．A．pretty B．plenty C．private D．practice

（）8．A．so B．and C．but D．however

（）9．A．How B．Where C．When D．Which

（）10．A．poor B．powerful C．developing D．English—speaking