When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong. China，we brought not only our luggage，but also our village rules，customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect((尊敬) elders，Unluckily，this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time，when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple，the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that，her face showed great displeasure My manager，who happened to hear what I said，took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description“old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife，After the couple heard my reason，they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences，so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China，people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty，and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.
Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However，in the United States，people think“ growing old”is a problem since“old”shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging，and women put on makeup，hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly，they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn't want to hear. After that，I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don't respect them any more: I still respect them，but now I don't show my feelings through words.
By Jack
1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because .
A.the manager asked him to do so B.he respected the elderly
C.the couple wanted him to do so D.he wanted more pay
2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”，they became .
A.nervous B.satisfied C.unhappy D.excited
3.In Jack's hometown， .
A.people dislike being called“old” B.people are proud of being old
C.many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4.After this experience，Jack .
A.lost his job in the restaurant B.made friends with the couple
C.no longer respected the elderly D.changed his way with older people
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The more Jack explained，the angrier the couple got.
B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after this experience.
C.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D.From this experience，Jack learned more about American culture.
Name | Personal Information |
Norman Bethune | Born in 1890,a doctor in Canada,died in 1939 in China,came to China in 1938 |
Celine Dion | Born in Montreal,Canada,a singing star,in 1997 sang My heart will go on for the film Titanic |
Thomas Edison | Born in 1847,Kentucky, the U.S. made over 1,000 inventions,died in 1931 |
Mark Twain | Born in 1835 in the U.S. ,a writer in the U.S.,died in 1910,wrote The Adventure of Tom Sawyer |
Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the U.S.,wrote Business@the Speed of Thought,owns Microsoft Corporation |
1.__________ is from Canada.
A.Bill Gates B.Mark Twain
C.Thomas Edison D.Celine Dion
2.The_________ was born in 1835.
A.inventor B.singer C.doctor D.writer
3.My heart will go on is the name of a ___________.
A.book B.song C.story D.film
4.Doctor Bethune worked in China for about ________years.
A.2 B.4 C.6 D.8
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Mark Twain wrote Business@the Speed of Thought.
B.Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.
C.Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.
D.Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997.
A rich father took his son on a trip to a village. He wanted to show his son what are the differences ______ their life and the villagers’, so that his son could cherish(珍爱)what he had. They spent______ a few days with a family there.
On their way back home, the father ______ about his son’s ideas about the trip. So he asked,“ ______ was the trip?”
“It was great, Dad!”
“What did you learn from the trip?”the father couldn’t ______ to ask. The son answered, “We have one dog but the family has four. We have a swimming pool. but they have a big river with many ______ swimming in it. We have very expensive lights, but they have_____ stars at night. We buy food in the supermarket, but they ______ food in their garden for themselves. We have walls around the house to protect us, ______ they have friends to protect them. Dad, thank you for ______ me how poor we are.”
The father couldn’t say anything, and he just stood there quietly.
1.A.from B.at C.between D.into
2.A.quite B.many C.quiet D.more
3.A.wondered B.disliked C.worried D.described
4.A.When B.Where C.How D.What
5.A.wait B.seem C.decide D.try
6.A.pigs B.hens C.birds D.ducks
7.A.few B.a little C.a lot D.lots of
8.A.order B.grow C.catch D.offer
9.A.so B.because C.but D.if
10.A.show B.showing C.talk D.talking
People live longer and stay than they did 50 years ago.
A. healthy B. healthier C. healthily D. more healthily
I went to the concert going to the cinema.
A. instead B. instead of C. take the place D. take the place of
In Victorian Britain， people came to the cities to work in the factories.
A.thousand of B.several thousand of C.several thousand D.thousands
