阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies anD．　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life．

　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in AmericA#Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffiC#Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　．

　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands－on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one．

　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home．

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In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job．I worked as a(n)　　1　　 at Mr．Breen’s fruit shop．The fruit shop did 　　2　　 business．Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 　　3　　 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars．Mr．Breen 　　4　　 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 　　5　　 me to carry it out to their car．They were clearly long-standing customers, and I 　　6　　 they must have stayed faithful to him 　　7　　 he had promised to sell good quality 　　8　　．He had a way with them－I had to 　　9　　 that．He called every woman “madam” for a start, 　　10　　 those who clearly were not, but when he 　　11　　 it, it did not sound like flattery(奉承)．It just sounded 　　12　　 in an old-fashioned way．He was a great chatter 　　13　　．If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 　　14　　 about the weather, 　　15　　 he did, he would ask about their families or make 　　16　　, always cutting his cloth 　　17　　 his customers．Whatever their bills came to, he 　　18　　 gave them back the few odd pence(零钱)，and I am sure they thought he was very generous．But I thought he was the opposite．He never 　　19　　 anything away．He was always looking for 　　20　　 for nothing．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　In the summer vacation of 1997,I was fixed with a job．I worked as a(n)　　1　　 at Mr Breen's fruit shop．The fruit shop did．　　2　　 business．Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood,　　3　　 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars．Mr Breen 　　4　　 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up,always 　　5　　．me to carry it out to their car．They were clearly long-standing customers,and I 　　6　　 they must have stayed faithful to him 　　7　　 he had promised to sell good quality 　　8　　．He had a way with them— I had to 　　9　　 that．He called every woman “madam”for a start,　　10　　 those who clearly were not,but when he 　　11　　 it,it did not sound like flattery（奉承）．It just sounded 　　12　　 in an old-fashioned way．He was a great chatter 　　13　　,If he did not know them,he would greet them with a few 　　14　　 about the weather,　　15　　．he did,he would ask about their families or make 　　16　　,always cutting his cloth 　　17　　 his customers．Whatever their bills came to,he 　　18　　 gave them back the few odd pence（零钱）,and I am sure they thought he was very generous（慷慨）．But I thought he was the opposite．He never 　　19　　 anything away．He was always looking for nothing．

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