Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ___16___ at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mom believed I would learn when I was ready. But the ___17___ never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was ___18___ at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ___19___me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ___20___.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ___21___ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish ___22___ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he ___23___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every ___24___, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---___25___ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd burst into laughter. My face turned ___26___ and I ran back home ___27___, expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at ___28___. Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ___29___, but , in the end .the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture ___30___; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.

A. custom                        B. games          C .characters                     D. language

A. success                     B. study                 C. time                                 D. attempt

A. aim                          B. joke                   C. nod                                   D. stare

A. cared about             B. laughed at       C. argued with                   D. asked after

A. decision                       B. permission  C. information          D. preparation

A. repeated                B. reviewed               C. spelled                            D. kept

A. farm                    B. stand                      C. pond                                D. market

A. guessed                       B. forgot                     C. doubted                          D. ignored

A. second                    B. effort                      C. desire                              D. movement

A. forcing                       B. allowing                 C. persuading          D. leading

A. bright                         B. blank                      C. pale                                      D. red

A. open-mouthed        B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed     D. broken-hearted

A. service           B. home                      C. risk                      D. root

A. trade                       B. deed                       C. challenge                  D. incident

A. thrown           B. lost                         C. divided                  D. reflected

TOKYO -- The number of domestic infections cases of influenza A/H1N1 in Japan hits 42 on Sunday after a total of 34 people in Osaka and Hyogo counties were confirmed to have been infected, local media reported.

The total number of the infection in the country now stands at 46, including the first four cases contracted abroad.

The country is now facing the risk of grass-root outbreak which could lead the WHO to raise its new flu pandemic alert(传染病预警)to the highest level of 6 from the current 5, experts has warned.

The 34 newly confirmed domestic cases, 11 in Osaka and 23 in Hyogo, included high school students, college students and teachers, the health ministry and local governments said Sunday.

Japan on Saturday confirmed the first eight cases of domestic infection on students of a Kobe high school. The later confirmed cases in Osaka are said to have contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match. Osaka and Hyogo are neighboring in the Kansai region.

All of the 42 people had no record of overseas travel.

Meanwhile, a total of 143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School where many infections in Osaka were found, have shown symptoms of influenza since around Monday, according to local media reports.

The privately run school said it will be closed from Monday through Saturday.

More than 1,000 educational facilities -- kindergartens, and elementary, junior and senior high schools -- in Osaka and Hyogo counties have decided to suspend classes for certain periods following the confirmation of new flu infections in the counties, Kyodo News reported.

The two counties have requested private schools to follow suit.

Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto held a meeting of a new flu task force on Sunday and decided to ask facilities such as movie theaters to suspend operations to prevent the spread of the flu.

TV clips showed people in Kansai region started to wear masks in public spaces and rushed to drug stores for buying medicines.

The Japanese government on Saturday shifted the stage of its new-flu action program from “a period of overseas outbreak” to “a period of domestic outbreak” and called for companies and schools in the areas concerned to allow individuals to avoid commuting(出行) during rush hours.

The Kyodo News quoted Masato Tashiro, a member of the World Health Organization's emergency committee, as saying that several hundred people in Japan already may have been infected with the new flu.

According to the passage, the total number of the A/H1N1 infection in Japan now is __________.

A. 42                   B. 34                     C. 46                         D. 143

The reasons for the happening of the later confirmed cases in Osaka are the following Except __________.

A. 143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School have shown symptoms of influenza.

B. Some students in a Kobe High school got infected.

C. Osaka and Hyogo are next to each other in the Kansai region.

D. The later infected people contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match.

What is the implied meaning of what Masato Tashiro said in the last paragraph?

A. The real situation about the new flu in Japan may be worse than it has been reported.

B. Several hundred people have been infected but they don’t know it.

C. The WHO has to raise its new flu pandemic alert to the highest level.

D. The WHO’s emergency committee are trying to confirm the number of infection in Japan.

Which of the following is one of the measures already taken by the Japanese government?

A. Raising the new flu pandemic alert to the highest level.

B. Holding a meeting to ask some facilities in the country to stop their operations.

C. Calling for individuals in the whole country to avoid commuting during rush hours.

D. Changing its stage of its new-flu action program to a more serious level.

The purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to introduce the domestic infection cases in Japan.

B. to draw people’s attention to the worsening situation.

C. to give some advice on preventing the spread of the flu.

D. to call for educational facilities in Japan to suspend classes for some time. 

Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.

         Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam(大满贯)at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.

         And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.

         The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.

         Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.

         He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.

         " It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible (不可思议的) year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.

         "To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."

         Williams takes the award for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins,            she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of the year.

         She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.

         American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years.

What's the main idea of the text?

         A.Roger Federer got his fifth world champions.

         B.Serena Williams was named the ITF world champion.

         C.Williams & Federer were named 2009' s world champions.

.     D.Roger Federer won his first Roland Garros title.

What does Federer mean by saying that it was an incredible year for him off the court?

         A.He made a lot of money.                                          

         B.His wife gave birth to twin girls.

         C.He regained the world No.One ranking.

         D.He got a Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.

In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?

         A.France.   B.Australia C.The United States      D England.

____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year.

         A.Serena Williams                B.Lindsay Davenport

         C.Venus Williams           D.Martina Hingis

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