单选题（）she seemed to find English very difficult, but later he made very good progress.A At the firstB At presentC At the presentD At first

Passage Two

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak very good English." But the student answered, "No, no. My English is very poor." The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes indeed, you speak English very well." But the Chinese student still kept saying "No". In the end the foreigner gave up and was at a loss what to say. What's wrong with the student's answer? It is because he did not accept a compliment(赞美的话)as the English people do. He should have said "Thank you" instead of "No". He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If he said "Thank you", that would mean he was too proud. According to the western culture, if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say "Thank you". If someone says to a Woman "You look so beautiful with the new clothes on", she should be very happy and answer "Thank you". In our country we think being modest is a virtue and showing off a bad thing. But in the west, if you are modest and say "No, I'm afraid I can't do it well", then the others will take it for granted that you really cannot do it. If you often say "No", you will certainly be looked down upon by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like "Let me have a try on the job" instead of "Yes, I can certainly do it," he or she will never expect to get it. So in the west one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere. Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite keen.

40. Why was the American surprised at the Chinese student's answer?

A. Because he wondered whether the student could really speak good English.

B. Because he could hardly hear what the student had said.

C. Because he wouldn't like others to say "No".

D. Because the way to accept a compliment in China is not the same as that in the western countries.

Man: English is a difficult language to learn.

Woman: ______

A: I think the grammar is easy.

B: It's not very difficult to learn.

C: I've found it very easy.

D: True, but the grammar is quite easy.

此题为判断题(对，错)。

When the nurse asked the patient again ______.

A. he repeated what he had said

B. he kept silent all the same

C. he said he needed her help very much

D. he said she was a very bad woman

A

I am Zhao Jie． I am a girl of ten． My favorite subject is English， because it's very interesting． And l like speaking English．

I have a nice English teacher． Her name is Jiang Hong． She loves us very much．She is very strict with us， but we all like her． She likes playing basketball after class．She likes reading books very much． And she often tells us some funny stories．

My favorite sports are swimming and dancing． I can-t play chess， but I want to join the chess club． My favorite animal is a lovely cat． Its name is Mimi It is white and black． It often stays under the chair，but now it is sleeping on the chair．

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F) 。

( )21． Zhao Jie's favorite subject is English．

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Dmore later

This is a girl． She’s (11) English girl． Her name's Becky．She's twelve． She’s in (12) 0f No．l Middle School in Beijing． She studies(学习) (13) in it． Mr Liu is ．her Chinese teacher．(14 ) name is Liu Yong． He-s a good teacher．He reaches(教)her Chinese very well． Her home ．(15) number is(010)65268559． He loves his students very much．

Becky's father and mother (16) teachers． Her father is (17) Green．

(18) works(l作) in Beijing now． He teaches us English． He (19) to work(20) his bike． He's our good English teacher and good friend．

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A．a

B．an

C．the

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