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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made ___________understood or the girl had not heard 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 confident when they are praised . So if someone says the ___________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 ___________ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident ___________ being modest. If 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 others. 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 ____________ getting it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.A.itself B.herself C.himself

2.A.Though B.Although C.But

3.A.how B.which C.what

4.A.receive B.accept C.agree

5.A.hardly B.really C.badly

6.A.east B.south C.west

7.A.dishes B.bowls C.glasses

8.A.think B.say C.mean

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

10.A.fail to B.expect to C.succeed in

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.

When the other frogs saw how deep the pit is. They told the two frogs that they were as good as(几乎相当于) dead. The two frogs didn't believe what they said and tried their best to jump up out of the pit.

The other frogs kept telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the two frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs shouted at him and advised him to stop and just wait to die. But he jumped even harder and finally succeeded. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Didn't you hear us?”

The frog explained to them that he was a little deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time.

1.Which of the following pictures can describe the pit?

A. B.

C. D.

2.When the two frogs were trying to jump out, the other frogs _______.

A.thought hard to find ideas to help them out B.encouraged them to jump as hard as they could

C.went on traveling just as nothing had happened D.told them to give up jumping out

3.The first frog died because ____________.

A.he was not as strong as the second one B.he lost hope to live because of the other frogs' words

C.he fell down too badly D.he was too hungry

4.The second frog continued to jump after the first one died because ____________ .

A.he thought the other frogs were encouraging him

B.he heard the other frogs' words clearly

C.he was so blind that he didn't know that he was in trouble

D.he was much stronger than the first frog

5.The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A.we shouldn't give up when we are in trouble B.encouraging words can help people a lot

C.helping each other is very important to people in trouble D.a strong body is very important

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