【题目】Every place you leave becomes a memory. Even if you return to visit in your mind it’s as it was when you left.

I consider New York City my second hometown. You fight your way into New York City. It isn’t easy. It isn’t cheap. It isn’t so friendly. So when I got to Helsinki the capital of Finland I was surprised at how easy it was. People were friendly and nice. They are curious about what I thought of Finland.

Except the coffee and the cost of living Helsinki and New York don’t have much in common but I was born in the US Midwest which was heavily influenced by North Europe. So the life of Finland seemed familiar to that of the US.

Still I missed New York I visited it last year and I went to my old coffee room still in the same place. Although it was 2014 my mind insisted that it was 2007 and I had never left. The waiter looked at me silently reaching for the same size cup and pouring the same type of coffee I always got. Same corner same waiter same coffee.

To the waiter he guessed maybe I moved to another neighborhood. He wouldn’t guess from my appearance that I haven’t even been in the country. He didn’t find that there was anything different until I opened my mouth. It was something I said I’m sure. He mistook me for one of the tourists who got lost on their way from Times Square.

In my mind this is my home. It was the place when I dreamed of my childhood long after I left it; and now I am the same as the other tourists with the packbag.

【1】Helsinki is in __________.

A. Finland B. America

C. New York D. China

【2】Compared with Helsinki the life in New York City is _________.

A. easy B. cheap C. difficult D. nice

【3】The writer’s real place of birth is _________.

A. New York City B. Helsinki

C. Finland D. the US Midwest

【4】How long had the writer been away from New York before he visited it last year?

A. 5 B. 7 C.9 D. 10

【5】What made the coffee guy think the writer to be a tourist?

A. What he looked. B. What he wore.

C. What he said. D. What he did.

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