While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life,college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this______process and found something that has changed my______at college for the better:I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).

I never felt an urge to______any sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The_______languages were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my________for ASL.

The _______ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ________ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very _______ of communicating without speaking ______me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the _______.This newness just left me________more.

After that, feeling the need to ______ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to ______ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my ______ progress,I was excited. I then made it a point to ______ those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I ______ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was _______. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant._______, if there had been any talking, it would have ______ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ______ way of communication it opens.

1.A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal

2.A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion

3.A. choose B. read C. learn D. create

4.A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken

5.A. love B. concern C. goal D. request

6.A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task

7.A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed

8.A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason

9.A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted

10.A. end B. past C. course D. distance

11.A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting

12.A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain

13.A. print B. write C. sign D. count

14.A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious

15.A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize

16.A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for

17.A. prohibited B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated

18.A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However

19.A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected

20.A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new

It’s said that one can know the nature of both man and woman by their behaviors at table. Indeed table manners are closely related to one’s life and one’s job. As the saying goes “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, English learners should know what the proper table manners are in western countries if invited to a dinner party. The followings are some suggestions that may be helpful to you.

The first important thing you need to know is when to begin eating. Before dinner, the hostess usually serves guests first and herself last. So do not eat as soon as you are served but wait until the hostess has also been served and has picked up her fork as the signal to begin. But at a large dinner party where there are many guests, the hostess may ask everyone to begin eating as soon as they are served.

If you want to talk while eating, your mouth should certainly not be full of food because it is considered very bad manners. But it is possible to speak with a little food in the mouth. When you have to answer a question, naturally you must wait until the food in your mouth is eaten.

When a dish is passed to you with a fork in the plate, you should use it to take your food. Do not take too much at a time and make sure that the other guests can have enough food.

Anyway, good table manners are very important and they are not so simple as we thought. But it is necessary for one to know what good table manners are because they can help one succeed in his life!

1.Table manners are closely related to one’s ________ in paragraph 1.

A. life and name B. job and age

C. job and name D. life and job

2.What is the first important thing to know at a dinner party?

A. What to eat. B. Whether to talk.

C. When to begin eating. D. How to use forks.

3.If you have to answer a question while eating, you should ________.

A. refuse to answer it B. answer it immediately

C. tell him/ her to ask it later D. wait until the food in your mouth is eaten

4.The author suggests that you use the ________ to take food.

A. fork B. knife

C. chopsticks D. spoon

5.In which section of a newspaper can you find such a passage?

A. Sports. B. Culture.

C. Music. D. News.

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