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　　As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious （反叛的）on the outside,___1___on the inside I wanted people to ___2____me.

　　Once I left home to hitchhike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn't ____3___, and there were many times I didn't feel safe. One situation in particular ___4____ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was not so outwardly（表面地）different.

　　I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was____5____with us, was wearing my clothes. And my ____6____seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __7___if I weren't there. I told my mom, and she explained that ___8___Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could ___9___me. I pointed out,”She is more patient and is heater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ___10____,but I was the only person who could fill my ___11____. She made me realize that even with my____12_____——and they were many ——I was a loved member of the family who couldn't be replaced.

　　I became a searcher,___13___who I was and what made me unique（独特的）. My____14___of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist（抵制）pressure to ___15___in ways that I didn't like any more, and I ___16___who I really was. I came to feel much more ____17___that no one can ever take my place.

　　Each of us ____18____ a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ____19___ about being replaced. You ___20___ be.

Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.

When I began my life in China I was often filled with frustration and 　 1　 over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “ 2　 ” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to 3　 different ways of doing things but still saw my own ways as superior.

My views were still heavily colored by 　4　 and I often accepted situations I felt 　5　 by simply coining the phrase "That's China," 　 6　 China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly. Finally, however , I came to understand and appreciate the new 　7　 and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the 　　8　 .

For example, fish is never 　9　 with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is 　 10　 at me saying, `You're a 　11　 man.' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other dishes,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"

It is not the same with every westerner, and some take 　 12　 than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how 　13　 you are and how tightly you 　14　 to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China before I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, I'm more 　 15　 in China than in my own country.

1. A. curiosity　　　 　 B. fear　　　　　　 　 C. purpose　　　　 D. anger

2. A. wrong　　　　 B. right　　　　　 　 C. wise　　 　　　　D. smooth

3. A. find　　　 　　　 B. use　　　　　　　 C. accept　　　　　 D. refuse

4. A. preferences　 　　 B. references　　　 C. facts　　　　　　 D. standards

5. A. necessary　　 　　 B. important　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　 D. stupid

6. A. mentioning　 　　 B. saying　　　　　 C. meaning　　　　 D. referring

7. A. character　　 　 B. personality　　　 　 C. revolution　　　 　 D. culture

8. A. locals　　 　　　　　 B. foreigners　　　 　 C. researchers　　　 D. citizens

9. A. bought　　 　　　 　　B.sold　　　　　 　 C. served　　　　　 D. separated

10. A. glancing　　 　 B. laughing　　　　 C. shouting　　　　 D. staring

11. A. kind　　　　 　 B. cruel　　　　　 　　 C. brave　　　　　 　 D. unique

12. A. more　　　 　 B. less　　　　　　 C. further　　　　　 D. longer

13. A. adaptable 　　　　 B. considerable　　 　 C. dependable　　　 　 D. enjoyable

14. A. get　　　　 　　 B. hold　　　　　　 C. catch　　　　 　　D. insist

15. A. anxious　　 　　 B. welcomed　　　　 C. comfortable　　　 D. miserable

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 36 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 37 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 38 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window. “Get out!”

Neilson 39 .

Pulling open her door, the man seized her 40 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 41 her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 42 , heard the screams and began running.

When they 43 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 44 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 45 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 46 for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 47 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms 48 tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 　49 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves – you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 50 him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 51 carjacker（劫车者） and suspected murderer, whose 52 —but with a full head of hair – had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky 53 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 54 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would 　55 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”

36. A. bring　　　　 　 B. gather　　　　　 C. let　　　　　 D. send

37. A. recognized　　 　　 B. noticed　　　　 　　 C. watched　 　　　　　 D. met

38. A. imagine　　　　 　 B. understand　　 　　 C. realize　　　　 　　 D. conclude

39. A. refused　　　 　　 B. struggled　　　 　 C. escaped　　 D. obeyed 　　

40. A. by　　　　　 　　 B. around　　　　 　 C. with　　　　 　　　　 D. on

41. A. burying　　　 　 B. forgetting　　　 　 C. grabbing　　　 　　　　　　 D. offering

42. A. trip　　　　　 　　 B. visit　　　　　　 　 C. holiday　　　　 　 D. break

43. A. started　　　　 　 B. reached　　　　 　 C. entered　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. carefully　　　 　　 B. patiently　　　　　 　　　 C. disappointedly　 　　 D. madly

45. A. fought　　　　 　 B. turned　　　　　 　 C. jumped　　　　 　　 D. shouted

46. A. target　　　　 　　 B. match　　　　　 　 C. equal　　　　 　　 D. companion

47. A. phone　　　 　　　 B. remind　　　　 　 C. invite　　　　　　 D. beg

48. A. rolled 　　　　　　 B. folded　　　　　 C. tied　　　　　　 D. bent

49. A. angrily　　　 　　 B. kindly　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　 D. coldly

50. A. caught　　　　 　 B. ignored　　　　 　 C. comforted　　　　 　　　 D thanked.

51. A. ordinary　　　 　　 B. outstanding　 　　 C. honest　　　　 D. professional

52. A. character　　　 B. background　　　 　　　 C. picture　　　 D. story

53. A. though　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　　 C. and　　　　 　 D. when

54. A. ridiculous　　 　　 B. different　　　　　 　　　 C. strange　　　　 　 D. similar

55. A. sometimes　　 　　 B. forever　　　　 　　 C. often　　　　　 　 D. never

Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the beautiful little girl. 　 36　 , we were later given the 　 37　 that this little girl, who was three and a half month old, would only have 14 days on earth. It’s hard to understand what kind of 　38　 you have when you find out that you’re 　39　 something that you don’t even know.

As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 　 40 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 　 41　 reality hit. We had no 　 42　 .

I’m from a small town with small hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t 　43 it. My mother tried for days to get money, but nothing 　44　 each time. A caseworker (社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 　45　 that it almost felt as if we had to 　46　 a baby from the hospital.

One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 　47 again. As she walked out, 48 down yet again, out of no where a man walked up to her. He 　49 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 　50 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 51　 . They searched all over the hospital and he was nowhere to be 　52　 .

Thanks to the guy that I will 　53　 know, we could take home that 　 54 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12^th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 　55 should be shared with everyone.

36. A. Besides 　　　　　 B. Otherwise 　　　　　　 C. However 　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

37. A. idea 　　　　　　　　 B. news 　　　　　　　　　 C. order 　　　　　　　　　 D. point

38. A. character 　　　　 B. friendship 　　　　　　 C. habit 　　　　　　　　　　 D. feeling

39. A. losing 　　　　　　 B. wasting 　　　　　　　　 C. explaining 　　　　　　 D. gaining

40. A. hope 　　　　　　　 B. freedom 　　　　　　　 C. trouble 　　　　　　　　 D. information

41. A. how 　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

42. A. car 　　　　　　　　 B. knowledge 　　　　　 C. shelter 　　　　　　　　 D. money

43. A. understand 　　　 B. have 　　　　　　　　　　 C. change 　　　　　　　　 D. prevent

44. A. came up 　　　　 B. set up 　　　　　　　　　 C. made up 　　　　　　　 D. gave up

45. A. interesting 　　　 B. necessary 　　　　　　 C. impossible 　　　　　　 D. sad

46. A. save 　　　　　　　 B. buy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. visit 　　　　　　　　　　 D. develop

47. A. apologize 　　　　 B. research 　　　　　　　 C. try 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interview

48. A. let 　　　　　　　　　 B. moved 　　　　　　　　 C. knelt 　　　　　　　　　　 D. fell

49. A. took 　　　　　　　 B. paid 　　　　　　　　　　 C. handed 　　　　　　　　 D. lent

50. A danger 　　　　　　 B. need 　　　　　　　　　　 C. reward 　　　　　　　　 D. advance

51. A. gone 　　　　　　　 B. shy 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　　　 D. proud

52. A. avoided 　　　　　 B. found 　　　　　　　　　 C. persuaded 　　　　　　 D. stopped

53. A. even 　　　　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. almost 　　　　　　　　 D. never

54. A. beautiful 　　　　 B. naughty 　　　　　　　 C. nervous 　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

55. A. courage 　　　　　　 B. gentleness 　　　　　　 C. kindness 　　　　　　　 D. politeness

When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. Tears were a sign of being 1 , which a man isn’t supposed to be.

　 However, just last June, I 　2 　that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain inside and trying to hide the 　3 .

　 My 18-year-old sister had eloped (私奔 ) and then I saw how weak my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a 4 father.

　 For three days he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit 　5 outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and 6　 him to tell me what he felt about 7　 .

　 It had been years since I laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted ( 疏远 )further and further apart while I was 8 . That night, though, I sensed my father trying to 9 his pain I wanted him to be able to let it out. We had all cried over what happened except him.

　 The 　10 touch and my words , “ Dad, it’s not your 11 ” broke my father’s dam.( 水闸). In the darkness, he began to cry. I 12 his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “ 　13 did I go wrong ? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　14 . Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

　 I understood then why he 15 to be in the dark. 16 being there , he had hoped not to spare his 17　 of a father’s pain. His tears, 　18 we hadn’t seen them before that night, were there all the same.

　 I saw his 19 , that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder , and 20　 his pain.

1. A. weak　　　　 B. poor　　　　 　C. sad　　　　　 　D. honest

2. A. believed　　　 B. wondered　　　 C. discovered　　 D. apologized

3. A. secrets　　　 B. tears　　　　 C. opinions　　　 D. qualities

4. A. hard-working　 B. never-ending　 C. kind-hearted　　 D. strong-willed

5. A. quietly　　　 　B. impolitely　　 C. gently　　　　 D. carefully

6. A. reminded　　　 B. asked　　　　 C. encouraged　　 D. advised

7. A. something　　 B. nothing　　　 C. anything　　　 D. everything

8. A. running away　 B. giving in　　 　 C. growing up　　 D. turning round

9. A. forget　　　　 B. reduce　　　 　C. control　　　　 D. prove

10. A. simple　　　　 B. necessary　 　 C. comfortable　　 D. precious

11. A. character　　　 B. daughter　　 　 C. fault　　　　　 D. duty

12. A. noticed　　　　 B. felt　　　　 　　C. heard　　　　　 D. imagined

13. A. How　　　　　 B. What　　　　 　C. When　　　　　 D. Where

14. A. quickly　　　 　B. naturally　　 　C. happily　　　　 D. right

15. A. preferred　　　 B. managed　　 　C. used　　　　　 D. agreed

16. A. For　　　　　 B. On　　　　　 　C. By　　　　　 D. Of

17. A. family　　　　 　B. children　　　 　C. function　　　 D. experience

18. A. if　　　　　　 　B. because　　　 　C. until　　　　　 D. though

19. A. condition 　　　 B. pain　　　　　 　C. courage　　　 D. trouble

20. A. understood　　 B. remembered　 　C. touched　　 　D. respected