Question

One day，an American boy said to a Chinese girl， " You speak English very well." But the girl answered, " No, no. My English is poor. " The foreigner was very 1      at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not 2      him clearly，he said， " Yes，indeed，you speak very well.” 3      the girl still kept saying " No.” At last,the American boy couldn't understand and didn't know 4      to say.

What's the matter with the girl's answer? She didn't accept praise in the same way as the American people do. She should answer "Thank you" 5      " No". She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest(謙虛).In the 6      ，people often feel 7 and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the 8      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 doesn't 9      being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest. While working in a western country， 10      you are modest and say "I'm afraid I can't do it well," the others may think that you really can't do it. So in the west,you should be brave and show your sell-confidence.

(   ) 1. A. excited    B. surprised C. relaxed    D. interested

(   ) 2. A. heard    B. watched C. looked at    D. listened to

(   ) 3. A. Though    B. Although C. Or    D. But

(   ) 4. A. which    B. when C. what    D. how

(   ) 5. A. as well as    B. as soon as C. and    D. instead of

(   ) 6. A. east    B. south C. west    D. north

(   ) 7. A. proud    B. shameful C. sorry    D. kind

(   ) 8. A. dishes    B. cups C. glasses    D. plates

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

(   ) 10. A. because    B. until C. whether    D. if

Answer 1

1. B根據語境，當別人夸獎你的時候，應該說 "謝謝"，所以中國女孩的回答使這個美國 男孩很"驚訝"。故選B。

2. A聯系上下文可知男孩認為女孩可能沒聽清楚。故選A。

3. D根據上下文可知此處是轉折關系。故選D。

4. C say是及物動詞，what充當其賓語，what to say意為"說什么"。故選C。

5. D她應該說"謝謝"而不是"不"，instead of意 為"而不是"。故選D 

6. C根據上下文可知這是中西文化的區別，此處是西方文化的介紹。故選c。

7. A詞義辨析。根據西方人的習慣，別人夸獎你時，你應該感到自豪和自信。故選A。

8. A根據下文delicious意為"美味可口的"可知 應該是做的"飯菜"，dishes。故選A。

9. D mean意為"意味著"。故選D。

10. D if意為"如果"，表示條件，如果你說"我恐 怕不行"，西方人就可能真的認為你不行。故選D。