One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite  41  at the answer. Thinking he had not made  42   understood or the girl had not    43  him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   44  the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know    45   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   46   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   47   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the  48  , people will feel proud and  49   when they are praised . So if someone says the     50    you have cooked are very 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  51   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident  52   being modest.

     53  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    54  . 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     55    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

(   )41.A.excited          B.surprised                 C.relaxed                   D.frightened

(   )42.A.itself             B.herself                    C.himself                   D.themselves

(   )43.A.heard            B.watched                  C.listened to              D.looked at

(   )44.A.Though         B.Although                 C.Or                          D.But

(   )45.A.when            B.which                     C.what                      D.how

(   )46.A.receive          B.accept                    C.refuse                     D.disagree

(   )47.A.hardly           B.really                      C.rarely                     D.badly

(   )48.A.east              B.south                      C.west                       D.north

(   )49.A.difficult         B.modest                   C.shameful                 D.confident

(   )50.A.dishes           B.cups                       C.glasses                   D.bowls

(   )51.A.think             B.say                         C.ask                         D.mean

(   )52.A.as soon as    B.as well as               C.instead of                D.in spite of

(   )53.A.Unless          B.Until                       C.Whether                 D.If

(   )54.A.another         B.the other                 C.the others               D.others

(   )55.A.fail to           B.expect to                 C.succeed in              D.believe in

  

Mr and Mrs Green lived in a big city. Last summer, they went to a country for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much because it was a quiet, clean place.
   One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting under a warm sun in front of his house. Mr Green asked him, "Do you like to live in this quiet place?"
The old man said, "Yes, I do."
   Mr Green said, "What are the good things about it?"
   The old man answered, "Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them, and there are also lots of children here."
   "That's interesting, and what are the bad things?" Mr Green said.
The old man thought for a moment and then said, "Well, the same things, really."
51.(  ) Mr and Mrs Green went to the country ________.
A. to spend their holiday     B. to see the old man
C. to visit the quiet place   

52. (  )Mr and Mrs Green enjoyed the country because________.
A. it was far from the city    B. it was quiet and clean
C. it was a farm    

53.(  ) The old man said, "Yes, I do." "I do" here means "________".
A. I like to go out for a walk early in the morning  B. I like to sit in the warm   C. I like to live in this place

54.(  ) Mr and Mrs Green took a walk ________.
A. early in the morning    B. after breakfast
C. in the evening   

55. (  )Did the old man like the people to come and visit him?
A. Yes, he did.      B. No, he didn't.
C. Sometimes he did, but sometimes he didn't. 

         

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