Question

Because I was born in Canada, I didn’t like Chinese, the mother tongue of my __. When I was four, my dad and mum flashed cards with Chinese characters at my___, but I pushed them aside. My mum promised I would learn when I was __ . But the __ didn’t come.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my aunt spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was stare at her, __, scratching my __. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” She __ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is Canada, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I __ and turned to my mom for __.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I repeated the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish stand surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I __ to the fishman. But he ignored my English words and turned to __the next customer. The ___of the people behind __ with their impatience. With every second , the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger---my blood __ --- forcing me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu，please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned red and I ran back home empty-handed, except for the $20 bill I held __ in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at __. __, I was the __ , a disgrace（丢脸）to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my __ incident , but, in the end, the joke is on me . Every laugh is a __ lost ; every laugh is my heritage fading away.

1.A. inventors B. ancestors C. contributors D. tutors

2.A. hand B. ears C. arms D. face

3.A. ready B. happy C. forced D. taught

4.A. attempt B. time C. year D. success

5.A. awkward B. embarrassed C. surprised D. confused

6.A. uncle B. itch C. head D. fish

7.A. complained to B. laughed at C. whispered to D. smiled at

8.A. replied B. cried C. murmured D. shouted

9.A. admission B. permission C. graduation D. decision

10.A. shouted B. screamed C. whistled D. sobbed

11.A. meet B. amuse C. ignore D. serve

12.A. blame B. anger C. laugh D. pity

13.A. escaped B. disappeared C. decreased D. increased

14.A. boiling B. bleeding C. flying D. cooling

15.A. softly B. loosely C. tightly D. gently

16.A. service B. risk C. root D. home

17.A. Instead B. Thus C. Hence D. Furthermore

18.A. mistake B. topic C. opera D. joke

19.A. fish B. dragon C. ancestor D. blood

20.A. attitude B. culture C. politeness D. time

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