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1. His poor eyesight is a (n) to him.

2. They for information on the Internet when I saw them.

3. We can find the museum with Baidu Map.

4. For your,you’d better not travel to Vietnam.

5. — I heard lots of noise from your group,Suzy.

—Oh,sorry to have disturbed you. We the history project.

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 1 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2 understood or the girl had not 3 him clearly,he said, “Yes,indeed,you speak very well. ” 4 the girl still kept saying，“No. ” In the end,the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 5 to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 6 a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 7 understood what the American boy had said,but she thought she should be modest. In the 8 ,people will feel proud and 9 when they are praised. So if someone says the 10 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 11 being proud,so sometimes you should be confident 12 being modest.

13 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 14 . 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 15 in getting it. So in the West,you should be brave to show your selfconfidence.

() 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. nearly   D. badly

() 8. A. East   B. South   C. West   D. North

() 9. A. dutiful   B. modest   C. shy   D. confident

() 10. A. dishes   B. cups   C. glasses   D. bowls

() 11. A. think   B. say   C. ask   D. mean

() 12. A. as soon as   B. as well as   C. instead of   D. in the hope of

() 13. A. Unless   B. Until   C. Whether   D. If

() 14. A. others   B. the other   C. the others   D. another

() 15. A. fail   B. expect   C. succeed   D. believe

5. 火星上的生活会跟地球上的不一样。

Life on Mars wouldthat on the Earth.

4. 这个照相机是我自己的，是我用自己的钱买的。

This is my own camera which I bought.

3. 十四岁的时候他是一名中学生。

He was a middle school student 14.

1. 科学家们不知道人们能否在其他行星上种植植物。

Scientists don't knowon other planets.

5. Do you know that man in black?(改为复合句)

 Do you know who that man in black?

4. Without your help,I couldn’t complete the task.(改为复合句)

I couldn't complete the task you help me.

3. Can you teach me how I can start the car?(改为简单句) 

Can you teach me start the car?

2. The story reminded him that his childhood was very happy.(改为简单句) 

The story reminded him his childhood.