When I was 16 years old,I visited the United States for the first time.I was really looking forward to having a(1)
C
C
holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was!The misunderstanding(誤會) began at the airport.I was (2)
A
A
a public telephone to call my American friend Danny.A friendly old man saw me looking like being(3)
B
B
and asked if he could help me.
" Yes,"I said."I want to give my friend a ring.""Are you getting married?" He was(4)
D
D
" But aren't you a bit(5)
A
A
?"
"I just want to give my friend a ring to tell him I've(6)
C
C
.Could you tell me where there's a phone box?"I replied.
"Oh,I see!"he said."There's one downstairs."When at last we did meet up,Danny explained the misunderstanding to me." Don't(7)
B
B
," he said to me."I had many(8)
D
D
at first.The Americans
use lots of words differently in(9)
A
A
from us British.You' ll soon get used to all the funny things they say.But most of the time the British and Americans can(10)
C
C
each other!"
(1) |
A.terrible |
B.dangerous |
C.nice |
D.boring |
(2) |
A.looking for |
B.looking after |
C.giving out |
D.getting on |
(3) |
A.refused |
B.lost |
C.encouraged |
D.tricked |
(4) |
A.sad |
B.excited |
C.a(chǎn)ngry |
D.surprised |
(5) |
A.young |
B.healthy |
C.tall |
D.heavy |
(6) |
A.failed |
B.stopped |
C.a(chǎn)rrived |
D.slept |
(7) |
A.cry |
B.worry |
C.laugh |
D.a(chǎn)sk |
(8) |
A.thoughts |
B.ideas |
C.ways |
D.difficulties |
(9) |
A.meaning |
B.spelling |
C.listening |
D.writing |
(10) |
A.expect |
B.invite |
C.understand |
D.trust |