You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
1. What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?
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A．困惑 |
B．憧憬 |
C．悲痛 |
D．后悔 |
2.A good US student spends his / her time ______ .
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A．only in doing homework |
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B．on studies, sports or music and public work |
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C．only in working for the public |
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D．only on sports or music |
3.Which of the following is NOT true ?
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A．The writer is now in US. |
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B．American girls love to have white skin. |
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C．US students are talented and hard working. |
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D．The writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano. |
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old ，Jeff had cancer . Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.
Every day Jeff puts on an artificial(人造的)leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski ，ride a bicycle ，swim and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America. They all wore special T-shirts. On it was “Run ,Jeff, Run ,Jeff Keith's Run Across America.”
When he was 22 years old，Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later ，he stopped running in Los Angeles . He ran 3200 miles. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money .The money was not for Jeff ，but for American Cancer Society .The Society used the money to know more about cancer .
On the way to Los Angeles Jeff talked to people about cancer. Jeff is disabled ，but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer .Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do .I want people to know that I ran not only for disabled people ，I ran for everybody.”
1.Jeff's right leg was cut off because of the______.
A .TB B. an accident C. cancer D. hurt
2.Jeff's friends ran across America with him .They all have no ______
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A．T-shirts |
B．legs |
C．shoes |
D．bicycles |
3.The sentence “I ran for everybody ”means ______
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A．he wants to get more artificial legs |
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B．people can do anything they want to |
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C．some disabled men will become lawyers |
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D．disabled people can also run |
Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didn't 35 to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 36 with street battles (战斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 37 it and had street battles with the 38 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 39 in the country.
"We were 40 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan," said Zhang. 41 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.
Last week the street battles finished. 42, the country's tourism industry(旅游业)needs 43 to return to normal. Tourism is the 44 part of the country's economy (经济)， Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia's best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.
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--It’s very kind of you to help me with my English.
-- ______ .
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A．Don’t say so |
B．Never mind |
C．My pleasure |
D．All right |
______the sports meeting we held in our school last week was!
A How exciting B What an exciting C What an excited D How excited
--The TV is too noisy, would you mind ______ a little, please?
--Sorry, I will do it right away.
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A．turning it off |
B．turning it on |
C．turning it down |
D．turning it up |
