Question

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 ______ at the answer. Thinking he had not made______understood or the girl had not______him clearly, 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 proud and ______ when they are praised. So if someone says the______ you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

1.A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened

2.A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves

3.A. heard B. watched C. listened to D. looked at

4.A. Though B. Although C. Or D. But

5.A. when B. which C. what D. how

6.A. receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree

7.A. hardly B. really C. rarely D. badly

8.A. east B. south C. west D. north

9.A. dutiful B. modest C. shameful D. confident

10.A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. Bowls

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A 【解析】 这篇短文介绍了中西方文化的差异，当受到别人的赞美的时候，西方人会坦然接受，并向对方表示感谢。而中国人会谦虚的拒绝。 1.句意：这个外国人对这个回答感到很吃惊。excited 感到兴奋的，激动的；surprised吃惊的；relaxed放...

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