I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very      and it was snowing, but I was too excited to       _. From the airport, my friend and I        a taxi to my          . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the       _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made        . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and       to return the next day.

           my friend had left, I went to a      near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single      of English, I couldn’t tell the       what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some    , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was      . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway       I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I       to walk around the city. I wanted to see     _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

  When I     to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay     and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of      and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to       English.

1.A.hot      B.      warm         C.      cold  D.      cool          

2.A.look    B.      listen         C.      enjoy         D.      mind                  

3.A.sat       B.      took C.      rode D.      used         

4.A. home          B.      hotel         C.      office        D.      school               

5.A. first    B.      one  C.      last   D.      only          

6.A.satellites     B.      lakes          C.      beauty      D.      parks                 

7.A.advised       B.      liked C.      promised  D.      hoped               

8.A.Before long         B.      Shortly after      C.   Soon          D.  Then

9.A.restaurant  B.      shop C.      supermarket     D.      pub           

10.A.letter         B.      word         C.      sentence  D.      phrase               

11.A. boss          B.      cook C.      waiter       D.      waitress            

12.A.voices       B.      suggestions       C.      sounds      D.      gestures            

13.A.looking      B.      ordering   C.      picking      D.      eating                

14.A. until          B.      when         C.      before      D.      after         

15.A.tried B.      stopped    C.      decided    D.      continued                  

16.A.anything   B.      everything         C.      something         D.      some things      

17.A.came         B.      went          C.      returned  D.      arrived              

18.A.asleep       B.      awake       C.      afraid        D.      alive         

19.A.noise         B.      voices       C.      streets      D.      places                

20.A.say    B.      talk   C.      speak        D.      tell            

My First Trip in the United States

       I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   16  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  17 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   18   . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    19    .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   20   time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made   21   .  22    me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

         23   my friend had left, I went to a   24    near the hotel to get something   25     . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the   26    what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   27    ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the   28   thing as the man at the next table was   29    . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   30    I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   31   to walk around the city. I wanted to see   32   on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

       When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    33   and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   34   and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to   35   .

16．A. took off     B. landed               C. dropped            D. reached

17．A. hot            B. warm                C. cold                  D. cool

18．A. look           B. listen          C. enjoy                D. mind

19．A. home         B. hotel          C. office                D. school

20．A. first    B. one                   C. last                   D. only

21．A. satellites B. lakes       C. beauty               D. parks

22．A. Helped       B. Helping       C. Had helped        D. Being helped

23．A. Before long B. Shortly after      C. Soon                 D. Then

24．A. restaurant B. shop                   C. supermarket      D. pub

25．A. to drink B. to read            C. to eat                D. to listen

26．A. boss          B. cook                 C. waiter               D. waitress

27．A. voices B. suggestions C. sounds                     D. gestures

28．A. similar B. different     C. same                D. right

29．A. looking       B. ordering            C. picking              D. eating

30．A. until   B. when                C. before               D. after

31．A. tired    B. stopped             C. determined        D. continued

32．A. anything     B. everything  C. something         D. some things

33．A. asleep B. awake        C. afraid                D. alive

34．A. noise   B. voices        C. streets               D. places

35．A. drive a car  B. cook meals C. teach Chinese    D. speak English

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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1996, but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very __1__ and it was snowing, but I was too excited to __2__. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my __3__. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the __4__ time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made __5__. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.

　　__6__ my friend had left, I went to a __7__ near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak a single __8__ of English, I couldn't tell the __9__ what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some __10__, but the waiter didn't __11__ me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was __12__. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway __13__ I came to Times Square with its cinemas, theatres, neonlights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I __14__ to walk around the city. I wanted to see __15__ on my first day. I knew it was __16__, but I wanted to try.

　　When I returned to the hotel, I was __17__, but I couldn't __18__ because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens（警笛）during the night. I lay __19__ and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of __20__ and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.

My First Trip in the United States

I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .