（Megan and Kyle are talking before class begins．）
Running Man is an outdoor sports show in South Korea，as well as many other Asian countries．In the show，the hosts and guests should finish tasks at a landmark （地标）to win the race．Now China has its own version（版本）of the show．
14．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（35）Cat the answer．Thinking he had not made（36 ）Bunderstood or the girl had not heard him clearly，he said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"but the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know（37）C to say．
What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't（38）A a compliment （恭维）in the same way as the American people do．She should（39）D，"Thank you"instead of"No"．She really understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the west，people will feel proud and（40）Dwhen they are praised．So if someone says the （41）A you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you．"
In our country，we think being modest is a virtue and being proud is a bad thing，but in my opinion，being confident does not（42）Cbeing proud，so sometimes you should be confident（43）B being modest．
（44）A 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（45）B．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（46）Dget it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self-confidence．
What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't（38）A a compliment （恭维）in the same way as the American people do．She should（39）D，"Thank you"instead of"No"．She really understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the west，people will feel proud and（40）Dwhen they are praised．So if someone says the （41）A you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you．"
In our country，we think being modest is a virtue and being proud is a bad thing，but in my opinion，being confident does not（42）Cbeing proud，so sometimes you should be confident（43）B being modest．
（44）A 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（45）B．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（46）Dget it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self-confidence．
| 35．A．excited | B．relaxed | C．surprised | D．frightened |
| 36．A．itself | B．himself | C．herself | D．themselves |
| 37．A．how | B．when | C．what | D．which |
| 38．A．accept | B．receive | C．refuse | D．disagree |
| 39．A．read | B．talk | C．write | D．answer |
| 40．A．shy | B．modest | C．shameful | D．confident |
| 41．A．dishes | B．cups | C．glasses | D．bowls |
| 42．A．ask | B．say | C．mean | D．think |
| 43．A．as soon as | B．instead of | C．as well as | D．not only |
| 44．A．If | B．Until | C．Whether | D．Unless |
| 45．A．another | B．others | C．the other | D．the others |
| 46．A．fail to | B．succeed in | C．believe in | D．expect to． |
13．I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree．The last class I had to take was sociology（社会学）．The teacher was really great．The class was asked to go out and smile at three people．
I am a very （35）Aperson and thought this would be a piece of cake．Soon after，my husband，youngest son and I went out to McDonald's．We were standing in line，waiting to be （36）B，when all of a sudden everyone around us began to
（37）Daway，and then even my husband did．
As I turned around I smelled a terrible"dirty body"smell，and there standing behind me were two poor（38）C men．As I looked down at the short gentleman，he was"（39）A"．His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance．He said，"Good day．"as he counted the few（40）Dhe had been holding．
The young lady at the counter（柜台） asked him what they（41）B．He said，"Coffee is all Miss．"because that was all they could afford．He just needed to be warm．
Then I really （42）Bit-the compulsion（冲动） was so great that I almost
（43）D out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes．
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me，judging my every action．I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give （44）C two more breakfast meals on two plates．
I then picked up the plates and walked around the counter to the （45）Dthat the men had chosen as a resting place．I put the plates on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's （46）A hand．He looked up at me，with tears in his eyes，and said，"Thank you．"
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn：acceptance without condition．
I am a very （35）Aperson and thought this would be a piece of cake．Soon after，my husband，youngest son and I went out to McDonald's．We were standing in line，waiting to be （36）B，when all of a sudden everyone around us began to
（37）Daway，and then even my husband did．
As I turned around I smelled a terrible"dirty body"smell，and there standing behind me were two poor（38）C men．As I looked down at the short gentleman，he was"（39）A"．His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance．He said，"Good day．"as he counted the few（40）Dhe had been holding．
The young lady at the counter（柜台） asked him what they（41）B．He said，"Coffee is all Miss．"because that was all they could afford．He just needed to be warm．
Then I really （42）Bit-the compulsion（冲动） was so great that I almost
（43）D out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes．
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me，judging my every action．I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give （44）C two more breakfast meals on two plates．
I then picked up the plates and walked around the counter to the （45）Dthat the men had chosen as a resting place．I put the plates on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's （46）A hand．He looked up at me，with tears in his eyes，and said，"Thank you．"
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn：acceptance without condition．
| 35．A．friendly | B．healthy | C．proud | D．careful |
| 36．A．treated | B．served | C．welcomed | D．greeted |
| 37．A．give | B．put | C．throw | D．move |
| 38．A．happy | B．careless | C．homeless | D．pleasant |
| 39．A．smiling | B．crying | C．thinking | D．nodding |
| 40．A．apples | B．flowers | C．books | D．coins |
| 41．A．hated | B．wanted | C．learnt | D．ate |
| 42．A．made | B．felt | C．got | D．took |
| 43．A．put | B．took | C．went | D．reached |
| 44．A．her | B．him | C．me | D．it |
| 45．A．corner | B．door | C．kitchen | D．table |
| 46．A．cold | B．warm | C．clean | D．dirty． |
12．Dami was born with a serious disease．The doctor told her mother that she would die soon．But the young girl overcame（克服） her illness and celebrated her sixteen-year-old birthday．She had to spend most of her time in hospital．Her mother （36）Bup her job and looked after Dami at home．
Dami is a really（37）Agirl．Even though she is seriously ill，she always smiles．（38）D，the girl celebrated her 16-year-old birthday successfully．"Life is not easy（39）Cme．I hope to live because I love my parents and friends．"Dami said．
For her sweet sixteen，the girl asked all of her friends to donate （捐赠） the money to charities instead of buying her（40）C．She hoped to help poor kids．
Dami is a really（37）Agirl．Even though she is seriously ill，she always smiles．（38）D，the girl celebrated her 16-year-old birthday successfully．"Life is not easy（39）Cme．I hope to live because I love my parents and friends．"Dami said．
For her sweet sixteen，the girl asked all of her friends to donate （捐赠） the money to charities instead of buying her（40）C．She hoped to help poor kids．
| 36．A．took | B．gave | C．looked | D．tidied |
| 37．A．brave | B．afraid | C．pleased | D．lonely |
| 38．A．Suddenly | B．Certainly | C．Unluckily | D．Recently |
| 39．A．without | B．of | C．for | D．with |
| 40．A．computers | B．novels | C．gifts | D．magazines． |
11．Once there was a little bird，he was nice（36）Bvery lazy．Every morning when it was time to （37）D，other birds had to shout at him again and again，They said，"What a （38）Abird you are!You can't put off everything to the last minute．"He answered，"I just spend a little longer time to do things．"
He spent all summer flying and playing．When autumn came，other birds began to get ready （39）Cflying to a warmer place，but he did nothing．One day when he woke up，he found that all the other birds were away to the warmer place for winter，but he had to spend the long cold winter on（40）B own．
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He spent all summer flying and playing．When autumn came，other birds began to get ready （39）Cflying to a warmer place，but he did nothing．One day when he woke up，he found that all the other birds were away to the warmer place for winter，but he had to spend the long cold winter on（40）B own．
| 36．A．so | B．but | C．and | D．or |
| 37．A．get off | B．get on | C．get to | D．get up |
| 38．A lazy | B．bored | C．clean | D．beautiful |
| 39．A．in | B．on | C．for | D．at |
| 40．A．he | B．his | C．she | D．her． |