When I came to Cincinnati as an au pair (家庭打工留学生)，a lot of things there were different from what I knew.My host family lived in a huge house I could only describe as a  “castle”．In Germany I had lived in a small apartment together with my mom.Soon I found out that the “castle” was actually rather small in our neighborhood.

Everybody there was very friendly and polite.They greeted youwhen they were walking by at least 3 feet away from you.They must not have seen a German au pair before，for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany.I enjoyed answering their various strange questions.I made a lot of friends and I started to hang out with them.

Of course，there were a number of new things，and it took me the whole year to find them all out.I never got homesick.Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative (负面的) experiences and felt loved and welcomed there.

However，I had undergone some painful experience back in Germany.I was frustrated by the way people would run me over and not even say “Sorry.” Taking up my studies at the TU­Dresden I felt lonely.Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn  (离群的)  and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati.Germany was so “cold”．I found it so much harder to make new friends.After six months I got a roommate and only two good friends.I also flew back to Cincinnati several times for long periods.I felt that without those visits I was not able to make it.

Now I am over this German culture shock.It almost took me an entire year.I am still going back and forward between Dresden and Cincinnati four times a year.

56．In the opinion of the author，life in Cincinnati was________.

A．wonderful                                          B．hard   

C．painful                                              D．strange

57．The underlined word “undergone” in Paragraph 4 probably means________.

A．welcomed                                        B．accepted 

C．expected                                         D．suffered

58．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?

A．She lived with her mother in a big house in Germany.

B．She never went back to Cincinnati after she came back to Germany.

C．She seldom hung out with her American friends as she was too busy.

D．She did miss her friends in Cincinnati when she was at the TU­Dresden.

59．What is the best title for this passage?

A．University life in Germany                     B．My culture shock experience

C．Advantages of living in USA                   D．How to be an au pair in USA

A couple of weeks ago，my friend offered to sell some of our things for us.I thought it was a good opportunity to__36__my 7­year­old son’s room and__37__  some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with.We__38__that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the__39__，we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too__40__for him.In the yard he__41__the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck.This little bike had at least two previous  owners as far as we__42__.I wasn’t in the best__43__and was certainly not new，but the tires were__44__good.

We put a price of $10 on it，but it didn’t sell.So，after the sale was__45__，my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that__46__  “FREE BIKE”．Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was__47__there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was__48__free.She said yes and that he could have it for__49__.He smiled，got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he  had made at the sale，he was very__50__，shouting happily.He asked about a few of his things，wondering__51__they  had been sold.When he asked about the bike，I told him about the little boy and that made him__52__.He was much happier than when I told him how much he had__53__.He was so happy to__54__that someone else would make  good__55__of that little bike!

 36.A.clean                                              B．check 

C．display                                               D．design

37．A.look for                                         B．go through

C．show off                                          D．deal with

38．A.refused                                        B．agreed  

C．wrote                                                D．lied

39．A.trip                                                B．show   

C．sale                                                 D．decision

40．A.weak                                           B．small   

C．new                                                 D．thin

41．A.rode                                              B．found  

C．watched                                             D．felt

42．A.doubted                                        B．knew 

C．told                                                  D．thought

43．A.time                                              B．chance 

C．place                                                D．shape

44．A.also                                             B．never  

C．still                                                  D．hardly

45．A.ahead                                          B．on 

C．near                                                  D．over

46．A.said                                               B．repeated 

C．copied                                                D．expressed

47．A.jumping                                        B．standing 

C．walking                                             D．shouting

48．A.barely                                           B．usually 

C．really                                                 D．always

49．A.something                                     B．anything

C．everything                                          D．nothing

50．A.calm                                           B．scared   

C．excited                                               D．disappointed

51．A.when                                          B．if  

C．why                                                 D．how

52．A.smile                                           B．worry  

C．leave                                                D．cry

53．A.enjoyed                                         B．lost    

C．bought                                              D．made

54．A.hear                                              B．understand 

C．remember                                          D．think

55．A.interest                                         B money 

C．use                                                   D．price

—I have succeeded in passing CET4.

—________！

A．Cheers　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Congratulations

C．Best wishes　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Good luck

Teenagers________their health because they play  computer games too much.

A．have damaged                                     B．are damaging

C．damaged                                            D．will damage

Having done three experiments without rest，they were________worn out to go on with________one.

A．too；a fourth                                     B．very；the fourth

C．so；fourth                                         D．quite；the fourth

Three quarters of some children’s spare time________wasted watching TV—that can explain why they are lazy.

 A．are                                                 B．is    

C．being                                                 D．/

Don’t play with electricity，or you may get an electric________.

A．strike                                                 B．beat 

C．shock                                               D．knock

There are more girls than boys in that school，with________of the students being girls.

A．three fifth                                          B．three fifths 

C．third five                                           D．thirds five

The Sound of Music is the first English film________I have ever seen.

A．which                                             B．that  

C．when                                                D．what

The mother’s actions________her love more than any words could do.

A．expressed                                          B．said 

C．meant                                               D．judged