54. The underlined word “weary” (in Paragraph 4) most probably means “____”.

A. tired　　　　　 B. lonely　 　　　　　　 C. homesick　　　　　 D. exhibition

53. Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3?

A. Nobody could help me. 　　　　　 B. I thought I’d better learn Korean.

C. The food at the grocery stores made me homesick.

D. Once I bought sugar, which I thought was salt.

52. The writer felt challenged during the first few weeks because _______.

A. Chinhae is a small city 　　　　　　 B. only her boss was kind to her

C. few people could be communicated with

D. she had difficulty in teaching English in Korea

51. According to the passage, Brian ____.

A. bought a pair of sneakers online　　　　　　　 B. considered the sneakers he bought cheap

C. got a pair of sneakers for free　　　　　 D. didn’t like sneakers at all

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 E★★★

It has been said before, but experiencing it myself has made me want to say it again: a smile can cross all language barriers.

　　　 I recently moved from Canada to a small city in South Korea to work as an English teacher. My first few weeks in Chinhae were challenging. I knew only one fluent English speaker other than myself -my employer. So having left my family and friends far away on a different continent and having moved to a city in which I was the only foreign English teacher, I felt a bit shaken.

　　　 At the grocery stores, I could not read the food packages and certainly did not know how to ask for help. ________. Such little frustrations began to add up and I soon felt homesick and tired. I longed for some familiar sounds, anything familiar!

　　　 One night, after a long day at work, I was feeling particularly weary -my legs were aching and I wasn’t looking forward to cooking dinner. Just as I was about to push the key into the door, the old woman who was the landlady called me and signed me into her apartment. I didn’t understand a word she said, but I understood her smile. I followed her into her kitchen, which smelled like the wonderful Korean foods I was becoming to love. After she had put many dishes of food on the table and had set me up with a glass of cola, she sat down across from me. We were both laughing the whole time at our complete inability to start a conversation, though. It went something like this:

　　　 “Canada?” She asked slowly, pointing at my chest.

“Yes,” I answered.

“Korea?” I said, pointing at her. We both laughed.

When it was time to leave, I said “Thank you” in Korean, using some of the few words I had learned. I went home to my apartment feeling less alone than I had expected to feel that evening. Chinhae felt less like a strange and frightening place, and more like a home. I don’t think the old landlady knew how much her smile and her wonderful food meant to me that evening, but perhaps someday I will be able to tell her.

50. ____ like the same brand of sneakers.

A. Justin and Hasan　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Darice and Brian

C. Hasan and Andy 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Stephen and Andy

49. From the passage we know ____ wears the cheapest sneakers.

A. Brian 　　　　　　　 B. Darice 　　　　　　 C. Hasan 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Stephen

48. According to the passage, Eminem is mostly likely to be ____.

A. a good doctor　　 B. a sport star 　　　 C. a shop assistant 　　　　　　　 D. a coal miner

47. Choose the best title for the passage.

A. Dog Saves Teen Girl from House Fire 　　

B. Janice Hamilton Helps Save Neighbors　

C. Family Needs Help Due to House Fire　 　

D. Firefighters Put Out House Fire

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D★★★

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 My Favorite Sneaker

Stephen:

Personally, I like Adidas better. Especially the plain, white, (very) low-tops that were great before. Eminem made everybody buy them so they’d look like him. I’d like to buy another pair of them, but I can’t find them in any conventional (常规的) shoe stores.

Justin:

I’ve actually bought the same pair of sneakers (New Balance M991) three times in a row now. Besides, my favorite pair of sneakers would have to be one of the earlier Jordan models.

Hasan:

I love finding small less known sneakers. Not a fan of the Nikes ($100/pair!) Here’s a pair of $30 (at Marshall’s) Merrell light camping shoes I’ve worn almost daily for a year.

Andy:

I currently have two pairs of Adidas Stan Smith, which are even cleaner than the Superstar. Had Stan’s for several years now, very comfortable. And they just look better than the older they get!

Darice:

Here in the Netherlands the old school Nikes are back. These are from the 80’s I guess, so the Nike Air Darwin came after that. Maybe they are next in line to be sold again. Personally I’m more for Puma, Adidas and Skechers. All these shoes have lasted me a year without looking old and worn. Right now I have my eye on the new Adidas with Goodyear platform. Really expensive but very classy (时髦的).

Brian:

Just last night I bought a pair of Vans TNT sneakers online. Pretty expensive ($75), but I like the way they look, and it’s really hard for me to find shoes that I don’, and they were kind enough to upgrade my shipping for free.

46. What does Clyatt mean by saying the underlined words at the end of the passage?

A. It’s a wonder that Seals survived the fire.　　　

B. The house was badly damaged. 　　　 C. Chato is a very clever dog.

D. Such a bad fire was seldom seen.

45. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?

A. The firefighters. 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Vega and her brother

C. Other neighbors.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Hamilton’s family members