Growing up in the USA, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English．Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly．People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her．
My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well．When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was her．I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her．One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人)．I said in a young voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs．Tan．”
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone．”
And then, in perfect English I said：“I’m getting rather concerned．You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived．”
Then she talked more loudly．“What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss．” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse．If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week．”
The next week we ended up in New York．While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs．Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English．
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me．But now, I see it differently．To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural．It is my mother tongue．Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom．It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world．
(1)
Why was the author’s mother poorly served?
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A．
She was too shy to speak clearly
B．
She couldn’t make herself understood．
C．
She was unable to speak good English．
D．
She was not a native America．
(2)
From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was _______．
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A．
good at pretending
B．
rude to other people
C．
ready to help her mother
D．
unwilling to phone for her mother
(3)
After the author made the phone call, _______．
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A．
they forgave the stockbroker
B．
they went to New York immediately
C．
they failed to get the check
D．
telephone the stockbroker’s manager
(4)
What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
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A．
It confuses her．
B．
It helps her understand the world
C．
It embarrasses her．．
D．
It helps her tolerate rude people．
(5)
We can infer from the passage that Chinese English _______．
The country of Chile is struggling to recover from one of the most powerful earthquakes in history．The quake struck the South American nation early Saturday morning．It registered 8．8 on the Richter scale．Ex-perts say the earthquake in Chile is among the five most powerful earthquakes ever recorded．
The epicenter of the earthquake is about 70 miles north of the city of Concepci6n．The area has been rocked by dozens of aftershocks since the big quake hit on Saturday morning．
On Sunday, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet updated reports on the toll the earthquake has taken．“It’s an enormous catastrophe,” she said．Countless buildings and roadways have been destroyed or badly damaged．Rescuers continued to work around the clock to find survivors who may be trapped under the rub-ble of fallen buildings．Government officials estimate more than 2 million people have lost their homes．
Bachelet assured people that food and medical aid were on the way．Ten thousand members of the Chil-ean military have been dispatched to help in the relief and recovery efforts．Many of the country’s major gro-cery stores have started giving away basic food and supplies to people in the affected areas．Secretary-Gener-al of the United Nations spoke to President Bachelet by telephone．He assured her that the United Nations“stands ready to assist the Chilean government’s rescue and recovery efforts ”．
The earthquake in Chile comes less than two months after the 7．0 magnitude earthquake that Haiti suf-fered in January．Although the earthquake in Chile was more powerful than the one in Haiti，the damage is unlikely to be as severe．Earthquakes are more common in Chile，and many buildings and homes there are constructed to withstand tremors better．Also，the area of Chile most affected by this earthquake is not asheavily populated as Port-au-Prince, where the epicenter of the Haitian quake was located．Furthermore, Chile is one of South America’s richest, best-organized countries．Its government has more supplies and people available to effectively respond to national emergencies．
The energy released by the quake caused shock waves to roll across the Pacific Ocean in the form of tsu-namis(海啸)that have the potential to do great damage to coastal areas．Some of these waves struck the Chilean coast，causing major damage to seaside towns．Coastal communities in Russia，Japan，and the Unit-ed States were concerned，too，but there were no reports of severe damage from the waves that eventually reached the countries’shores．
(1)
Who is leading the earthquake relief efforts in Chile?
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A．
The Chilean government and military．
B．
Geologists and other scientists．
C．
The United Nations peacekeeping forces．
D．
Secretary-General of the United Nations．
(2)
The damage from Chile’s earthquake is not expected to be as severe as the damage from Haiti’s quake．Which could not be the reason for it?
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A．
Chile is one of the richest，best-organized countries in South America．
B．
Chile has constructed many buildings for the people．
C．
Chile knows how to respond to a national emergency．
D．
The epicenter area of the Chile earthquake is less heavily populated than that of the Haiti’s quake．
(3)
One result of the earthquake in Chile was ________．
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