43. A. in time　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　 D. quickly

42. A. refuse　　　　　 B. receive　 　　　　 C. taste　　　　　 　 D. drink

41. A. cup　　　　　　 B. tea　　　　　　 C. present　　　　 　 D. water

40. A. bitter　　　　　 　 B. sweet　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　 D. cold

39. A. tired　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. thirsty　　　　　 D. interested

38. A. hardly　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　 C. carefully　　　　 D. immediately

37. A. culture　　　　　 　 B. language　　　　 C. food　　　　　　 D. habit

36. A. got　　　　　　　 B. learned　　　　 C. taught　　　　　 D. remembered

55.A. they　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. it

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet　 36 　anything about the Chinese　 37　 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was　 　38 　given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not　 　39 　and she also found this type of tea rather　 　40 　. However, since she had been given the 　41 　, she felt she should　 42　 it. Hoping to finish it 　43 　so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 　44 　, she started to drink as much of　 45 as she could. But　 　46 　her cup became half - full, the host( 主人 )　 　47 　giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had　 　48 　, but it seemed to have no　 　49　 . Her cup kept being

　 50　 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her　 　51 　, she drank about 12 cups of tea. Later did she find out that she should have just 　52　 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced(受影响 ) by her　 53　 culture, she felt it too 　54 　to leave the tea and could not 　55 　why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!

54.A. before　　　　 B. about　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. at