My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.

　 “Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.

　　The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”

　　“How long will it take?”

　　“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.

“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?”

“Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.

　　After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”

　　“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.

　　“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”

　　I put my phone away.

　　My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.

　　I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”

After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.

　　“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”

　　“Will they respond?” I asked.

　　“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”

　　“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”

　　He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”

　　After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”—a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.

　　Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.

1.The author was held at the airport because ______.

A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica

B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s

C. she had been held in Montreal

D. she had spoken at a book event

2.She was not allowed to call her friends because ______.

A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet

B. she had been held for only one hour and a half

C. there were other families in the waiting room

D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone

3.We learn from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experience from happening again.

A. write to the agency?????????? B. change her name??

C. avoid traveling abroad??????? D. do nothing

4.Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US.

A. hatred???????????????????? B. discrimination?????

C. tolerance?????????????????? D. diversity

5.The author sounds ______ in the last paragraph.

A. impatient?? B. bitter???????? C. worried??????????? D. ironic (具有讽刺意味的)

— I’m hungry. Let’s get something to eat.

　 — Look, there’s a restaurant over there. Let me ____ you to dinner today.

　 A. regard　　　 B. treat　 　 　 C. consider　 　　 　 D. show

Father and I left early．These shopping trips used to be．Mother’s

business，so it was　　　 (不寻常的)for us to go into town　　　　　　　 1．　　　

together．We waited for over an hour before the bus d　　　 up　　　　　 2　　　

finally．Father was polite and stood　　　 (旁边)while others　　　　　　 3．　　　

all climbed ohto it，so　　　 the time we got on，there were no　　　　　 4．　　　

seats．We had to　　　 all the way into town．At last we arrived，　　　　 5．　　　

cold and　　　 (疲惫)．“I’m hungry，”I said．Father took me to　　　 6．　　　　

a r　　　 for lunch．We were preparing to visit my grandmother，　　　　 7．　　　

who lived in a cold　　 (北方的)province．So we decided　　　　　　　　 8　　 ．

to get some clothes．We’went from shop to shop，b　　　 shoes．　　　 9．　　　　

It was very late　　　 we visited the last shop for my coat．　　　　　　　 10．　　　

---I'm hungry, what's for the supper? ____

---I haven't, actually I've just made a large salad, but there's loaf of fresh bread if you want to.

A. Why is supper not ready now?　　　　 B. Let's go out for dinner.

C.I hope you've made plenty of chips.　　 D.We had a good dinner yesterday.

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I 21 you.” I did not 22 what to say, and I just stood there, looking 23 at him. My first 24 was that he 25 need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 26 ?”

“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 27　what they say.”

The next day I called his teacher to 28 more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应 ）. “Most of the fathers had the 29 response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first 30 that we try this, I asked the children __31__ they thought their parents 32 say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”

Then the teacher 33 , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of 34 　. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy 35 tell his father or mother he loves him or her.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is 36 for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.

That evening when my son 37 to me, I took him in my arms and held 38 for a longer moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 39 .” I don’t know if saying that made 40 of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.

21. A. hate　　　　　　　 B. love　　　　　　　 C. like D. enjoy

22. A. realize B. recognize C. know　　　　　　 D. find

23. A .away B. for　　　　　　　　 C. down D. on

24. A .thought　　　　　 B. meaning C. news D. reason

25. A. must B. should　　　　　　 C. could D. would

26. A. for　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. around D. about

27. A. test　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　 C. understand D. see

28. A . talk to B. chat with C. find out D. do with

29. A. same B. different C. usual D. unusual

30. A. allowed B. agreed C. planned D. suggested

31. A. how B. whether C. when D. what

32 A. would B. will C. could D. can

33. A. explained B. prepared C. informed D. developed

34. A. study B. work C. health D. body

35. A. might B. can C. should D. need

36. A. easy B. difficult C. crazy D. silly

37. A. turned B. shouted C. went D. came

38. A. on B. to C. in D. out

39. A. either B. too C. also D. again

40. A. all B. either C. none D. neither