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　　Like most English children, I learned foreign language at school. When I made my first visit to the United States, I was sure that I could have a nice easy holiday without any language problem. But how wrong I was！

　　At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived. A worker asked if he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that's nice. Are you getting married？” he asked. “No,” I replied. “ I just want to tell her on the phone that I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “There is a phone downstairs on the first floor.” “But we're on the first floor now,” I said, “Well, I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your journey. ” He said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better. ” And he went off leaving me wondering where on earth I was; at home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at the airport？

　　At last we did meet. She explained his misunderstanding; Americans say “to give someone a call,” but we English say “to give somebody a ring”. When we say “to wash our hands”, they say “to wash up”. And Englishman start numbering from the ground floor, so the first floor is the second for Americans.

1．What does “ wash up” mean in American English？

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2．Who is the writer's friend？

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3．Why did the writer go to America？

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4．What did the worker think when the writer said “ I want to give my friend a ring”？

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5．What does the first floor mean in British English？

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1．To get the cups and plates clean after a meal. 　　2．An American girl. 　　3．To spend his holiday. 　　4．To send a gift of a ring to his girl friend. 　　5．The ground floor.