(10·福建)

Born  in  America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese    36  at my face , but I pushed them   37   . My mom believed I would learn   38    I was ready . But the    39   never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was    40   at him , confused , scratching my head . “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He     41   me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

“Hey ,this is America , not China. I’ll get some    42    with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for     43    .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill . I     44   the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish    45   surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman. But he     46    my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased     47    their impatience. With every   48  , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—    49    me to cry out . “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned    50   and I ran back home    51   , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at     52    . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end, the joke is on    54  . Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

36        A. custom      B. games    C .characters             D. language

37        A. ahead       B. around    C. along                D. aside

38        A. when       B. before     C. unless               D. until

39        A. success     B. study      C. time                 D. attempt

40        A. aim         B. joke      C. nod                  D. stare

41        A. cared about         B. laughed at          C. argued with      D. asked after

42        A. right now           B. from now          C. at times         D. in time

43        A. decision            B. Permission         C. information      D. preparation

44        A. repeated            B. reviewed          C. spelled          D. kept

45        A. farm               B. stand             C. pond            D. market

46        A. guessed            B. forget             C. doubted         D. ignored

47        A. by                B. as                 C. with            D. from

48        A. second            B. effort              C. desire            D. movement

49        A. forcing            B. allowing           C. persuading        D. leading

50        A. bright             B. blank              C. pale             D. red

51        A. open-mouthed      B. tongue-tied         C. empty-handed      D. broken-hearted

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

53        A. trade              B. deed              C. challenge         D. incident

54        A. it                 B. us                C. me              D. them

55        A. thrown            B. lost               C. divided           D. reflected

The traffic was ______ by an accident that occurred 10 minutes ago.

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One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police－car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.

The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his ___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.

1. A. taken              B. held             C. brought          D. drawn

2. A. money            B. help             C. a lift            D. a ride

3. A. As               B. Since           C. Then           D. Because

4. A. recognized         B. learned            C. supposed        D. expected

5. A. sight               B. idea              C. touch                 D. thought

6. A. fast             B. bright           C. strange           D. bad

7. A. put on            B. got on          C. took on          D. had on

8. A. behind            B. with             C. after            D. beside

9. A. and so            B. or so            C. and so on       D. or so on

10. A. head             B. shoulder          C. back           D. neck

11. A. number         B. home           C. place            D. address

12. A. car                  B. pocket           C. hand          D. trousers

13. A. shall            B. will                C. would           D. need

14. A. careful         B. normal           C. drunk    D. dangerous

15. A. held out         B. build up      C. given up  D. turn over

16. A. run away        B. break away    C. set out      D. get out

17. A. I’m sorry B. You’re welcomeC. That’s all rightD. Thank you

18. A. kind      B. polite     C. known         D. necessary

19. A. all        B. fact         C. return         D. the end

20. A. gun       B. pen         C. money          D. notebook

One evening, Mr. Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had __36__$10,000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags（衣衫褴褛） stopped him and asked for __37___. Mr. Green told him to get on and continued his way. __38___ he talked to the man, he _39___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr. Green was very afraid at the __40__ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a __41__ idea. He __42__ on speed and drove as quikly as possible. Then he found the police-car running _43___ him. After a mile the police-car passed him and ordered him to _44____. A policeman came up. Mr. Green hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr. Green’s __45___.

  The policeman said he wanted Mr. Green’s name and _46__ amd Mr. Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his __47___. “You _48___ appear at the police station,” he said, Then he talked to Mr. Green about _49____ driving.

  Mr. Green started up his car again. He had given _50___ all hope of his $10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to __51___, Mr. Green stopped and the man said , “_52____, You’ve been _53___ to me. This is what I can do in __54___.” And he handed Mr. Green the policeman’s __55__, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.

A. taken      B. held          C. brought        D. drawn

A. money     B. help          C. a lift           D. a ride

A. As         B. Since        C. Then           D. Because

A. recognized  B. learned       C. supposed        D. expected

A. sight       B. idea         C. touch            D. thought

A. fast        B. bright        C. strange          D. practical

A. put        B. got           C. took            D. had

A. behind     B. with          C. after            D. ahead of

A. go         B. stop          C. stand           D. park

A. head       B. shoulder       C. back           D. neck

A. number     B. home         C. place           D. address

A. car         B. pocket        C. hand           D. trousers

A. shall        B. will          C. would          D. need

A. careful      B. fast           C. careless        D. dangerous

A. out         B. away          C. up            D. in

A. run away    B. break away      C. set out        D. get out

A. I’m sorry    B. You’re welcome  C. That’s all right  D. Thank you

A. kind        B. polite           C. known        D. necessary

A. all          B. fact            C. return         D. the end

A. gun         B. pen            C. money        D. notebook

One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police－car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.

The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his ___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.

1. A. taken      B. held    C. brought      D. drawn

2. A. money    B. help    C. a lift   D. a ride

3. A. As   B. Since  C. Then   D. Because

4. A. recognized     B. learned       C. supposed    D. expected

5. A. sight      B. idea    C. touch  D. thought

6. A. fast B. bright C. strange       D. bad

7. A. put on    B. got on C. took on      D. had on

8. A. behind    B. with    C. after   D. beside

9. A. and so    B. or so   C. and so on   D. or so on

10. A. head     B. shoulder     C. back   D. neck

11. A. number B. home  C. place   D. address

12. A. car       B. pocket C. hand   D. trousers

13. A. shall     B. will    C. would D. need

14. A. careful  B. normal       C. drunk  D. dangerous

15. A. held out       B. build up   C. given up     D. turn over

16. A. run away     B. break away C. set out D. get out

17. A. I’m sorry     B. You’re welcome      C. That’s all right   D. Thank you

18. A. kind     B. polite  C. known       D. necessary

19. A. all B. fact   C. return D. the end

20. A. gun      B. pen     C. money       D. notebook