In our country we think being modest(谦虚的) is a virtue(美德) and being proud is a bad thing. One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student, “you speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite _______at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him ______. He said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” _______ the girl still kept saying. “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know ______ to say.

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

If you are modest and say. “No, I’m ______ I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, people may think that you really can not do it. If you often say, “No”, you’ll certainly be looked down upon by _____ . When asking _____ a job, if one says something like, “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try”, he or she will_____ get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence. In my opinion, being confident doesn’t _____ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident _____ being modest.

1.A. excited B. surprised C. frightened

2.A. clear B. clearly C. not clearly

3.A. Though B. And C. But

4.A. which B. what C. how

5.A. accept B. refuse C. disagree

6.A. hardly B. really C. badly

7.A. east B. south C. west

8.A. proudly B. pride C. proud

9.A. dishes B. cups C. glasses

10.A. afraid B. active C. angry

11.A. the other B. other C. others

12.A. for B. as C. to

13.A. fail to B. expect to C. succeed in

14.A. think B. say C. mean

15.A. as soon as B. as well as C. instead of

Have you ever heard of the Watoto Children’s Choir(合唱团)?It is a music group from Africa. It works to improve the way of life for children in Africa. The choir is traveling all over the world with a team of adults. Their performances mix native African music and dance with modern style.

The choir was started in Kampala, Uganda. Watoto means “children” in Swahili(斯瓦希里语). The choir is made up of people who have lost one or both of their parents.

The Watoto Child Care Ministries(部门)provide care for orphans(孤儿)in Uganda. The Watoto Village is a collection of houses built especially for the orphans. Each house has a woman who takes care of about eight children. At present the Watoto Village is looking after 1,600 children by placing them in families. The children will be looked after with health care and food and get the love that every child needs.

Dennis Kiima is the team leader of the Watoto Children’s Choir. He said,“Our goal is to raise the future leaders of Uganda. We hope they will change the country for the better. We can’t tell what will happen. It’s either good or bad, and we’re hoping for the best. ”

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.What is the Watoto Children’s Choir? _____________________________________________

2.What does the Watoto Children’s Choir work for?

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3.What do the Watoto Children’s Choir’s performances mix?

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4.What people is the Watoto Children’s Choir made up of?

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5.What’s the woman’s job in each house in the Watoto Village?

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