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You work hard to learn English . Do you know American kids are 1._________to learn Chinese? About 50,000 American students now2._________ Chinese .“Because of china’s fast growth, Chinese is more useful than 3._________languages,” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington4._________ expert.
For example, in 1999, 5._________three Chicago schools had Chinese classes. This year more than 20 do. In many US6._________, students take Chinese lessons at school or on the weekends. But Chicago schools teach Chinese during the 7._________day. Last year China gave them3,000 textbooks because they had 8._________ a good job.
9._________Chinese classes are becoming popular, it is one of the most difficult languages. It 10._________an English speaker about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese , but it only takes 480 hours to learn French, Spanish or Italian.
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One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student,“You speak very good English.” But the girl said, “ No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite______at the answer. Thinking he had not made______ understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed ,you______ very well.”
______ the girl still kept saying,“No, no.” This time the American boy could not understand and didn’t know______to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t______ a compliment(恭维) in the same way the American people do. She should say “Thank you” instead of “ No”. She ______did understand what the American boy said, but she thought she should be modest (谦虚的). In the______, people feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the______you cooked are very delicious, you should say, “ Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue( 美德) and being______is a bad thing. But in my opinion, being confident does not______ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident as well as modest.
______you are modest and say“No, I’m afraid I can’t do it” while working in a western country, others may think that you really can’t do it . If you often say ”No”, you will certainly be looked down by______. When asking for a job, if one says something like“Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try”, he or she will______ .So in the west, you______ be brave to show your self-confidence.
1.A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened
2.A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves
3.A. speak B. talk C. listened D. look
4.A. Since B. Although C. Or D. But
5.A. when B. which C. what D. how
6.A. receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree
7.A. hardly B. really C. nearly D. badly
8.A. east B. south C. west D. north
9.A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls
10.A. worried B. happy C. lucky D. proud
11.A. think B say C. ask D. mean
12.A. Unless B. Until C. Whether D. If
13.A. others B. the other C. the others D. another
14.A. fail B. want C. succeed D. believe
15.A. would B. should C. could D. Might
Why didn’t you go to Betty’s birthday party? Had____ ever told you that or something else?
A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
——Look at these photos. ________ amazing they are!
——You like them? These photos ________ three years ago.
A. What ; are taken B. What; were taken
C. How ; taken D. How; were taken
——Two evening papers, please!
——Only one copy left. Would you like to have _____, sir?
A. it B. this C. one D. that
——How many trees have the farmers in that village planted?
——Ten thousand, ______
A.more or less B more and more
C. much more D. More
