题目内容
1. The music has got a great (节拍) .
1. beat
One day I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, "You speak very good Eng?lish.”But the girl answered, "No,no. My English is very poor. " The foreigner was quite 11 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 12 under?stood or the girl had not 13 him clearly,he said,"Yes,indeed,you speak very well.”14 the girl still kept saying, "No." In the end,the American boy could not understand and didn't know 15 to say.
What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't 16 a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer "Thank you" instead of "No". She 17 under?stood what the American boy had said,but she thought she should be modest (谦虚的) .In the 18 ,people will feel proud and 19 when they are praised (表扬) .So if someone says the 20 you have cooked are delicious,you should say "Thank you".
In our country we think being modest is a virtue(美德) and being proud is a bad thing. But in my opinion,being confident does not 21 being proud,so sometimes you should be confident 22 being modest.
23 you are modest and say "No,I'm afraid I can't do it well" while working in a Western country,the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say " No", you will certainly be looked down upon by 24 When asking for a job,if one says something like "Yes,I can certainly do it”instead of "Let me have a try"? he or she will 25 to get it. So in the West,you should be brave to show your self-confidence.
( ) 11. A. excited B. surprised
C. relaxed D. frightened
( ) 12. A. itself B. herself
C. himself D. themselves
( ) 13. A. heard B. watched
C. listened to D. looked at
( ) 14. A. Though B. Although
C. Or D. But
( ) 15. A. when B. which
C. what D. how
( ) 16. A. receive B. accept
C. refuse D. disagree
( ) 17. A. hardly B. really
C. nearly D. badly
( ) 18. A. East B. South
C. West D. North
( ) 19. A. dutiful B. modest
C. shy D. confident
( ) 20. A. dishes B. cups
C. glasses D. bowls
( ) 21. A. think B. say
C. ask D. mean
( ) 22. A. as soon as B. as well as
C. instead of D. in the hope of
( ) 23. A. Unless B. Until
C. Whether D. If
( ) 24. A. others B. the other
C. the others D. another
( ) 25. A. fail B. expect
C. succeed D. believe
5. 我原来一直以为,它们(这些俱乐部) 是为那些英语已经说得很好的人开办的。
I always thought they were people speak good English already.
( ) 5. [2014 • 德州]— Are you going out,Mike? It's really late now.
―It's the last day to buy tickets to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, I must go now.
A. if B. or
C. so D. though
( ) 4. I like eating hamburgers I know they're bad for my health.
A. because B. though
C. if D. unless
6. Do you want a sweet (薄煎饼) or a salty one?
( ) 1. ―Sorry,I can't work out this problem.
―Try again,please. It's only difficult.
A. a bit B. a lot C. very D. too
8. 为你们将来的幸福干杯。
your future happiness!
( ) 3. The town we visited last year is much larger than before.
A. it B. which
C. who D. where