One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite  41  at the answer. Thinking he had not made  42   understood or the girl had not    43  him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   44  the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know    45   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   46   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   47   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the  48  , people will feel proud and  49   when they are praised . So if someone says the     50    you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
   In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not  51   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident  52   being modest.

     53  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by    54  . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will     55    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

（   ）41.A．excited          B．surprised                 C．relaxed                   D．frightened

（   ）42.A．itself             B．herself                    C．himself                   D．themselves

（   ）43.A．heard            B．watched                  C．listened to              D．looked at

（   ）44.A．Though         B．Although                 C．Or                          D．But

（   ）45.A．when            B．which                     C．what                      D．how

（   ）46.A．receive          B．accept                    C．refuse                     D．disagree

（   ）47.A．hardly           B．really                      C．rarely                     D．badly

（   ）48.A．east              B．south                      C．west                       D．north

（   ）49.A．difficult         B．modest                   C．shameful                 D．confident

（   ）50.A．dishes           B．cups                       C．glasses                   D．bowls

（   ）51.A．think             B．say                         C．ask                         D．mean

（   ）52.A．as soon as    B．as well as               C．instead of                D．in spite of

（   ）53.A．Unless          B．Until                       C．Whether                 D．If

（   ）54.A．another         B．the other                 C．the others               D．others

（   ）55.A．fail to           B．expect to                 C．succeed in              D．believe in

 You can’t play computer games _____ you have finished your homework.

A. if             B. though         C. unless          D. whether

The problem of waste is becoming more and more common , so it must be controlled .

Every day , a number of ___21___ goes uneaten (没吃) and ends up in the trash , while many people in developing countries cannot even ___22___ to have one meal every day . The next time you ___23___ to a delicious dinner , ask yourself , “How much food will I ___24___ eat ? ” If you think about only taking as much as you can ___25___ , it will help you cut down ___26____waste .

The problem of waste ___27___all over the world . People often consume(消费) ___28___than they really need . This often results in waste and it can be a big ___29___. However , there are many things ___30___we can do to help cut down on trash and waste .

The most important thing to remember is to be friendly to the ____31___ . Only take as much as you can eat , don’t buy things you neither want ___32___ need , and leave litter in its proper place . ____33___every person could cut down on waste in daily lives , even just____34___ , the whole result would be great .

We know that many restaurants have joined the “clear your plate” campaign against ___35___food. We students should do the same in our daily life especially when having dinner with our friends and relatives.

(    )21.A. fruit              B. vegetable        C. meat               D. food

(    )22.A. buy              B. pay            C. spend               D. afford

(    )23.A. sit down           B. put down        C. come down         D. walk down

(    )24.A. can               B. could           C. be able to           D. am able to  

(    )25.A. cook              B. make           C. buy                D. eat  

(    )26.A. of                B. on              C. about              D. in

(    )27.A. sees              B. has             C. happens             D. takes place

(    )28.A. many             B. much           C. more               D. most

(    )29.A. problem           B. question         C. difficulty            D. puzzle

(    )30.A. what              B. that            C. whether             D. so that  

(    )31.A. people             B. food           C. environment         D. life

(    )32.A. or                B. nor             C. and                D. either

(    )33.A. Though            B. Until           C. If                  D. Unless

(    )34.A. little               B. a little          C. few              D. a few

(    )35. A. buying            B. selling          C. saving            D. wasting    

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   16    at the answer. Thinking he had not made    17    understood or the girl had not   18    him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   19    the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   20    to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   21   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   22   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   23   , people will feel proud and  24    when they are praised . So if someone says the   25    you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   26   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   27   being modest.

   28   you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by   29  . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   30    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.A. excited        B. surprised    C. relaxed          D. frightened

2.A. itself     B. herself      C. himself          D. themselves

3.A. heard      B. watched      C. listened to      D. looked at

4.A. Though     B. Although     C. Or               D. But

5.A. when       B. which        C. what             D. how

6.A. receive        B. accept       C. refuse           D. disagree

7.A. hardly     B. really       C. rarely           D. badly

8.A. east       B. south        C. west             D. north

9.A. dutiful        B. modest       C. shameful         D. confident

10.A. dishes        B. cups         C. glasses          D. bowls

11.A. think     B. say          C. ask              D. mean

12.A. as soon as    B. as well as   C. instead of       D. in spite of

13.A. Unless        B. Until        C. Whether          D. If

14.A. another       B. the other    C. the others       D. others

15.A. fail to   B. expect to    C. succeed in       D. believe in