There was a family with only two kids left, a boy and his little sister. Their parents died very _______. And the boy loved his sister very much because she was his only _______. However, the little girl got a serious illness and _______ be given a transfusion(输血) at once. _______ the hospital didn’t have the same type of blood for the girl, the doctor asked the boy,“Would you like to give your blood to your sister? If not, her illness will be more _______.

The boy thought about it for moment, and then he agreed. After the transfusion, the boy asked the doctor _______,“Sir, how long can I live from now on?” The doctor just smiled _______ saying a word. But after a minute he understood and was surprised to find that the boy believed he would _______ soon after he lost some of his blood. So the doctor told the boy,“Don’t worry, my kid. You won’t die if you lose a little blood.”

“Pardon?” the boy asked the doctor again.“ _______ can I live?”

“I think you can live to be 100 years old,” said the doctor.“Well,” the boy lifted his own arms and said happily,“Please transfuse ________of my blood to my little sister! Then both of us can live 50 years!”

1.A. early B. late C. quickly

2.A. cousin B. relative C. partner

3.A. may B. can C. must

4.A. Because of B. Because C. Although

5.A. rapid B. strange C. serious

6.A. sadly B. happily C. excitedly

7.A. except B. with C. without

8.A. cry B. die C. sleep

9.A. How far B. How long C. How old

10.A. some B. half C. all

When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description(描述) “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized(道歉)to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A. the manager asked him to do so

B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so

D. he wanted more pay

2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A. nervous B. satisfied

C. unhappy D. excited

3.In Jack’s hometown, _______.

A. people dislike being called “old”

B. people are proud of being old

C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

4.After this experience, Jack _______.

A. lost his job in the restaurant

B. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderly

D. changed his way with older people

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

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