A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was named after frankfurter, a German food.

You may hear "hot dog" 21 in other ways. People sometimes say "hot dog" to express 22 . For example(例如), a friend may ask 23 you would like to go to cinema. You might say, "Great! I would love to go." Or, you could say, "  24 ! I would love to go."

People 25 use the expression to describe(描述) someone who is a "show-off", who tries to show everyone else how 26 he is. You often hear such 27 called a "hot dog". He may be a baseball player for example, who 28 the ball with one hand, making a (n) 29 catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) crowd, hoping to win their  30 .

(  ) 21. A. eaten    B. used        C. cooked      D. picked

(  ) 22. A. strength  B. practice     C. pleasure     D. reply

(  ) 23. A. if       B. how        C. when        D. where

(  ) 24. A. Hot dog  B. Don't worry  C. Never mind  D. Excuse me

(  ) 25. A. ever     B. also         C. still        D. yet

(  ) 26. A. hopeful  B. careful       C. kind        D. great

(  ) 27. A. a dog    B. a hand       C. a person     D. an action

(  ) 28. A. catches   B. plays        C. catch       D. play

(  ) 29. A. hard     B. funny        C. exciting     D. easy

(  ) 30. A. thanks   B. cheers        C. medals      D. matches

Mary is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a hospital in Hangzhou. She is also learning Chinese medicine(医学) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves to work for the patients(病人), because it's meaningful (有意义的). She works hard in the day and read English books on Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese, too.

Her husband(丈夫) John is a policeman. He works in a police station in Hangzhou, too. He works hard, too. He's very busy. He works on Saturdays and Sundays. His work is kind of dangerous, but he says, "I love my job very much. It's exciting and I can serve(服务) the people."

(  )31. Mary and her husband are from ______.

    A. America   B. English   C. China   D. Australia

(  )32. Mary loves her work, because _______.

    A. it's busy    B. she can help the patients and her job is meaningful

    C. she likes Chinese medicine     D. she can work in Hangzhou

(  )33. Mary often reads books on ______.

    A. Chinese history  B. English medicine   C. English   D. Chinese medicine

(  )34. --- How is Mary's Chinese?  ---_____.

    A. She learns Chinese from Chinese books    B. She doesn't want to learn Chinese

    C. She learns Chinese from others and can speak and read some Chinese now

    D. She can speak some Chinese, but she can't read it.

(  )35. Which of the following is wrong(错)?

    A. John is busy.           B. John loves to work for people.

    C. John needn't work on weekends.

    D. John and his wife(妻子) work in the same (相同的)city.

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