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

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

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

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

I found the fish ____ surrounded in a sea of customers.“I'd like to buy some fresh fish，”I shouted to the fishman.But he ____ my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased ____ their impatience.With every ____，the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—____ me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng，”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned ____ and I ran back home ____，except 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 ____.Instead，I was the joke，a disgrace(丢脸)to the language.

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

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

2.A.ahead?? B．around?? C．along?? D．aside

3.A.when?? B．before?? C．unless?? D．until

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

5.A.aim?? B．joke?? C．nod?? D．stare

6.A.cared about?? ????????????? B．laughed at?

C．argued with?? ????????????? D．asked after

7.A.right now?? ????????????? B．from now

C．at times?? ????????????? D．in time

8.A.decision?? ????????????? B．permission

C．information?? ????????????? D．preparation

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

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

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

12.A.by? B．as?? C．with?? D．from

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

14.A.forcing?? ????????????? B．allowing

C．persuading?? ????????????? D．leading

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

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

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

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

19.A.it? B．us?? C．me?? D．them

20.A.open?mouthed?? ????????????? B．tongue?tied

C．empty?handed?? ????????????? D．broken?hearted

When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a ____ problem and had to go to hospital for a ___ examination.

It seemed a small ____ compared to the one I was about to face，but things started to go ____ right from the beginning.Not having a car or ____ the city，I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B．___ I'd left myself plenty of time，soon it was ___ I was going to be late，as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ____ direction.

I ___ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a ____，who was trying to get past me.____，instead of moving on，she stopped to ask if I was ____.After I explained my ____ to her，she pointed to a bus stop across the street，where a bus would take me back into the city to my ____.Sitting there waiting，I felt ____ that someone had been willing to help.____，hearing a horn(喇叭)nearby，I looked up to see a car with my new friend ____ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a ___ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ____ from a passer?by was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her，she smiled and told me not to lose ____，for all things are possible.

1.A．physical?? B．traveling?? C．social?? D．housing

2.A.scientific?? B．final?? C．previous?? D．thorough

3.A.chance?? B．challenge?? C．success?? D．error

4.A.wrong?? B．easy?? C．fast?? D．ahead

5.A.leaving?? B．visiting? C．knowing?? D．appreciating

6.A.Although?? B．Since?? C． Unless?? D．Once

7.A.strange?? B．necessary?? C．obvious?? D．important

8.A.same?? B．right?? C．general?? D． opposite

9.A.looked at?? B．waited for?? C．got off?? D．ran into

10.A.driver?? B．friend? C．stranger?? D．gentleman

11.A.Especially?? ????????????? B．Surprisingly

C．Probably?? ????????????? D．Normally

12.A.nervous?? B．excited? C．OK? D．dangerous

13.A.idea?? ????????????? B．motivation

C．excuse?? ????????????? D．situation

14.A.appointment?? ????????????? B．apartment

C．direction?? ????????????? D．station

15.A.afraid?? ????????????? B．grateful

C．certain?? ????????????? D．disappointed

16.A.Thus? B．Then? C．Perhaps?? D．Surely

17.A.staring?? B．laughing?? C．waving?? D．shouting

18.A.lift?? B．suggestion? C．bike?? D．guidebook

19.A.power?? B．faith?? C．touch?? D．support

20.A.results?? B．news? C．kindness?? D．appearance

One sunny afternoon，a seven?year?old girl went for a walk.She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realised that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do，she began crying.After a while，she ___ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house.She opened the door and ____ stepped in.Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the ____.Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a ____.

The girl's parents were out and her dog，Laddy, was at home.Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人) was in danger.He jumped ____ a window，breaking the glass.He looked in the fields，but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere.However，from the ground came a ___ scent(气味)as he lowered his head.He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland.Barking ____ into the air，the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ___.But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods.Much to his ____，he saw his mistress'blue shirt in the distance.He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was ____.

When she opened her eyes and ____ her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“You ____ me, Laddy.”and she kissed him several times.Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of ____.That night Laddy had a hero's supper：a huge meal of steak.

1.A.before?? B．since?? C．while?? D．as

2.A.wondering?? ????????????? B．forgetting

C．remembering?? ????????????? D．regretting

3.A.preferred?? ????????????? B．expected

C．failed?? ????????????? D．decided

4.A.When?? B．Until? C．If?? D．Because

5.A.carelessly?? ????????????? B．cautiously

C．hopelessly?? ????????????? D．unwillingly

6.A.trees?? B．bushes?? C．woods?? D．grasses

7.A.stream?? B．rock?? C．tree?? D．house

8.A.found?? B．sensed?? C．heard?? D．smelt

9.A.at?? B．through?? C．in?? D．onto

10.A.terrible?? B．strange?? C．pleasant?? D．familiar

11.A.missed?? B．discovered?? C．followed?? D．ignored

12.A.calmly?? B．loudly?? C．merrily?? D．gently

13.A.searched?? B．wandered? C．looked?? D．travelled

14.A.window?? B．girl?? C．house?? D．hero

15.A.satisfaction?? ????????????? B．disappointment

C．embarrassment?? ????????????? D．delight

16.A.jumped?? B．climbed?? C．walked?? D．flew

17.A.awake?? ????????????? B．abandoned

C．available?? ????????????? D．asleep

18.A.spotted? B．watched?? C．observed?? D．saw

19.A.disturbed?? ????????????? B．comforted

C．rescued?? ????????????? D．scared

20.A.pain?? B．shock?? C．sorrow?? D．relief

The young man comes from a(n) ________ family，who owns several companies in London and Paris.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．energetic?? B．intelligent? C．anxious?? D．wealthy

—Hello！I want to book a double room.

—Sorry.There is no double room ________.

A．suitable?? ????????????? B．available?

C．comfortable?? ????????????? D．cheap

The old man is ________ enough to contribute $ 10,000 to the disaster area damaged by the earthquake.

A．considerate?? ????????????? B．generous?

C．fashionable?? ????????????? D．concerned

She's sick of being seen as a sex symbol and wants to be taken ________ as an actress.

A．sincerely?? B．happily? C．precisely?? D．seriously

Doctor Zhang is a friend of mine who works in a ________ school.

A．famous German medical school

B．German famous medical school

C．medical German famous school

D．famous medical German school

John bought the car at $ 7,000 which is a low price and I doubt whether there has been a ________ price since then.

A．low?? B．lower? C．more low?? D．lowest

She is an American，but she likes learning Chinese.She says Chinese is ________ English.

A．as popular a language as?? ????????????? B．so popular a language as

C．as a popular language as?? ????????????? D．so a popular language as