I went to the classroom with great confidence when I gave my first lesson to my English literature class. Since I had taught in America for many years, I had no 36 ______ about my ability to hold their attention and to 37 ______ them my admiration for the literature of my native language.

I was 38 ______ when the monitor shouted，“ Stand up！ ” The whole class 39  ______ as I entered the classroom. I was somewhat 40 ______ how I could get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly 41 ______ my calmness and began what I thought was a fact- packed lecture, sure to gain their 42 ______  — perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow(满面红光）which came from a sense of 43 ______ .

All ray students 44 ______ diaries. However, as I read their diaries, the rosy glow was gradually 45 ______ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said，“ Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today. Her next lecture will 46 ______ be better. ” Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary, each expressing a 47 ______ theme. “ Didn't I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 48 ______ for all the works we'll study in class, “ I complained. “ How should they say I didn't 49  ______ them anything?"

After a long term ’ I gradually learned that my ideas about 50 ______ were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher's job was to 51 ______  questions and provide enough background so that students could 52 their own conclusions, while my students thought a teacher's job was to provide 53 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a great 54 ______ !

However, I also learned a lot, and my 55 ______  with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1.                A．idea           B． doubt         C．trouble   D． difficulty

2.                A．fix on          B． hold on        C．focus on  D． impress on

3.                A．shocked        B． amused        C．interested D． excited

4.                A．laughed        B． shouted        C．rose D． whispered

5.                A．puzzled         B． confident      C．anxious   D． curious

6.                A．covered        B． hid           C．regained  D． won

7.                A．satisfaction      B． support        C．concern  D． respect

8.                A．failure         B． achievement    C．embarrassment D． sadness

9.                A．liked           B． kept          C．read D． exchanged

10.               A． replaced       B． held          C．controlled D． caught

11.               A． surely         B． naturally       C．obviously  D． possibly

12.               A． normal        B． special        C．similar D． disappointing

13.               A． knowledge     B． background    C．development   D． information

14.               A． explain        B． tell           C．provide   D． teach

15.               A． education      B． learning       C．culture    D． literature

16.               A． discover       B． consider       C．raise  D． answer

17.               A． draw          B． decide        C．express   D． share

18.               A． useful         B． related        C．exact D． standard

19.               A． concept       B． situation       C．challenge  D． difference

20.               A． discussion      B． experience     C．argument  D． growth

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn’t the first time I had been     36  . Like most English children I learned French   37  school and I had often been to France, so I     38  speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 39  . But   40　I went to America, I was really looking forward to__41_ a nice easy holiday without any  42　problems.

__43__wrong I was! The misunderstanding began   44   the airport. I was looking for a 45__telephone to give my friend Danny a 46  and tell her I had arrived. A   47  old man saw me looking lost and asked   48 __ he could help me.

“Yes.” I said，“I was to give my friend a ring. ”“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting   49  ? But aren’t you a bit young?”“  50  is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me   51   there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there’s phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t worry,”she said to me, “I had so many   52  at first. There are lots of words which the Americans   53   differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to   54  funny things they say. Most of the   55  , British and American people understand each other!”

1.A．out                B．away             C．outside          D．abroad

2.A．from               B．during           C．at               D．after

3.A．get used to        B．was used to      C．used to          D．used

4.A．English            B．French           C．Russian          D．Latin

5.A．when           B．while                C．if               D．for

6.A．buying         B．having           C．giving           D．receiving

7.A．time               B．human            C．language         D．money

8.A．Too                B．What a           C．What             D．How

9.A．with               B．to               C．over             D．at

10.A．cheap         B．popular          C．public           D．good

11.A．letter            B．ring             C．news             D．information

12.A．friendly          B．strange          C．stupid           D．tough

13.A．that              B．if               C．where            D．when

14.A．to marry          B．to be married        C．marrying         D．married

15.A．You               B．She              C．Who              D．He

16.A．where         B．in which         C．over there       D．that

17.A．trouble           B．difficulties     C．things          D．fun

18.A．write             B．speak            C．use             D．read

19.A．every         B．these            C．some             D．all the

20.A．chance            B．situation            C．condition            D．time

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be  36  for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all  37 tonight.  38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m 39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.

The elderly couple accepted his  40  with gratitude. They apologized for the  41  they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it  42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper   43  room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”

The old gentleman nodded in  44  : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was  45  but, deciding that the guest must have been 46  , he gave the remark  47 thought.

Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he  48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also  49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.

At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his  50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building  51  over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will  53  it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was  54  about it.”

The young man stammered, “But…will there be any   55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.

.He is a new comer in the team, but I have the______ that I have seen that man before.

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Language is a major problem for the European Union (EU) . The argument or treaty (条约) which created the organization that finally became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country’s language must be treated equally. The original six countries had only three languages between them: French, German and Dutch/Flemish. However, there are now 15 countries in the EU, with a total of 12 languages. EU documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.
All this translating is very expensive and time-consuming. It is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches and nearly half of the EU’s administrative (管理方面的) costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is probable that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the EU, thus making the situation even worse.
The problem is just cost; there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages, there are 132 possible “translation situations” that might be needed. It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from, for example, Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese, at a high professional standard.
In practice the problem has been less serious by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials , since almost all of them speak some English. However, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany .
77.What’s the main purpose of this passage?_____________.
A. To give a solution to a problem.  
B. To find out a problem and show how serious it is.
C. To criticize (批评) the European Union for inefficiency.
D. To show that the problem cannot be solved.
78. According to the writer, the use of English in contacts among EU officials has_________.
A. angered the officials who don’t speak English
B. reduced the number of official languages.
C. lessened the effect of the problem.  
D. been opposed by powerful member countries.
79. The writer mentions “Danish into Greek” as an example of ______________.
A . a situation that might be difficult to deal with.         B. a situation that occurs often.
C. one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter.       D. languages easily being interpreted
80.The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced, _____________.
A. the EU would not know which official languages to choose.
B. countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy.
C. only languages which are easy to translate would be used officially.
D. the smaller member countries would be pleased.