I will never forget my experiences in the United States. I went to an American college a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was hurt in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court(法院).

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was amazed. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible(负有责任的) for my accident, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to refuse his help. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. I told the insurance(保险)company the date I was leaving America because of my inexperience(缺少经验). Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.

My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

1.The writer’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he thought it was a chance to make some money

B. he felt sorry for the writer

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the writer to have a good lawyer

2.A good lawyer is important for the writer to __________.

A. be well treated by the doctor

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. get what he should pay for his injury

D. get well before he leaves that country.

3.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A. selfish B. friendly C. rude D. busy

4.The underlined word “charge” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. 职责 B. 掌管 C. 索价 D. 命令

5.What conclusion can you draw from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. One must be very careful while driving a car.

C. Money is more important than other things in the US.

D. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own____, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a____relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be____Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less____people in our school district.

“Christmas is a season of____,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season____donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that____everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets____he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he____two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said____For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our____to the school principal. I couldn’t____sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is____for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him____a bit of his world with us. I just received a____of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A. class B. school C. world D. home

2.A. equal B. simple C. friendly D. common

3.A. seen B. heard C. found D. discovered

4.A. poor B. good C. sad D. rich

5.A. giving B. getting C. buying D. receiving

6.A. By B. With C. For D. On

7.A. mostly B. hardly C. almost D. simply

8.A. while B. after C. before D. as

9.A. threw B. dropped C. brought D. changed

10.A. angrily B. quietly C. patiently D. sadly

11.A. students B. classmates C. teachers D. donations

12.A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. finish

13.A. hopeless B. hopeful C. difficult D. impossible

14.A. compare B. begin C. mix D. share

15.A. list B. note C. message D. letter

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