In 2010 I left the United States for the firs...

In 2010 I left the United States for the first time to fly over 9,000 miles to Uganda, a country in recovery from civil war. I was going there to help the local kids learn soccer.

As I played soccer with some kids, the sun burned my skin. I took many breaks to drink from my water bottle before realizing I was the only one who did that. All the energetic children running around never stopped to get water. After looking around, I realized there was NOWHERE for them to get water, and there was no well or water pump in sight.

I asked a man who was traveling with us why the kids didn’t ever stop to drink water. He told me that they would have to walk all the way to the pump in the next village and they didn’t want to miss out on playing soccer with a real ball. The kids seemed happy but it was not fair that to get a drink of water meant they would miss out on such a rare occurrence of playing with an actual soccer ball.

When I got home, I spoke with other people about kids in Uganda. They told me to do something to help them. That sounded like a great idea, but how? I spoke with my friends about helping kids in Uganda. We decided that we could try to solve their most urgent problem—water. And we decided to organize soccer camps to collect money.

It has been three years since our first camp and we have successfully run two more and funded two water filtration (净化) systems as well as 60 water pumps for farmers. We have been able to improve the health of thousands of Ugandans.

1.The kids didn’t drink water while playing soccer, because ______.

A. they didn’t feel thirsty at all

B. they couldn’t get any nearby

C. they were too poor to afford bottled water

D. they were not allowed to drink water during the play

2.How did the author most probably respond after hearing that man’s explanation?

A. She was unwilling to stay there anymore.

B. She decided to buy water for the kids at once.

C. She felt very proud of her own life.

D. She felt very sad for the kids.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. We should fully enjoy what we have.

B. We can make a difference to others’ life.

C. We should be grateful for what we receive.

D. We can change our lives through hard work.

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When I left for the United States to study. I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to1.new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand2.(they)language. Everything was different3.my own country. There was nobody that I could talk to. I just had my husband,4.was a new person for me, too.

It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want5.(leave)my hometown because I 6.(grow) up there and had wonderful7.(memory) of the place. So,8. (think)about all these changes made me nervous and I was9.(worry)about my new life. But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to 10.(visit)my family in the summer vacation.

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When I left for the United States to study. I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to__1.__new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand__2.__(they)language. Everything was different__ 3._　 my own country. There was nobody that I could talk to. I just had my husband,_ 4.__was a new person for me, too.

It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want_5._(leave)my hometown because I __6.__(grow) up there and had wonderful__7.__(memory) of the place. So,__ 8._ (think)about all these changes made me nervous and I was__9.__(worry)about my new life. But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to __10.__(visit)my family in the summer vacation.

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When I left for the United States to study, I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to1.new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand2.(they) language. Everything was3.(difference) from my own country. There was nobody4. I could talk to. I just had my husband, who was a new person for me, too.

It was a sad moment 5. I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want 6.(leave) my hometown because I grew up there and had wonderful7. (memory) of the place.

So, 8.(think) about all these changes made me nervous and I 9.(worry) about my new life. But studying abroad was a 10.(decide) that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to visiting my family in the summer vacation.

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When I left for the United States to study, I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to1.new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand2.(they) language. Everything was3.(difference) from my own country. There was nobody4. I could talk to. I just had my husband, who was a new person for me, too.

It was a sad moment 5. I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want 6.(leave) my hometown because I grew up there and had wonderful7. (memory) of the place.

So, 8.(think) about all these changes made me nervous and I 9.(worry) about my new life. But studying abroad was a 10.(decide) that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to visiting my family in the summer vacation.

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In the United States，it is important to be on time，or punctual，for an appointment，a class，a meeting，etc.However，this may not be true in all countries.An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian（巴西的） university.The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10A.M.and end at 12.On the first day，when the professor arrived on time，no one was in the classroom.Many students came after 10：30A.M.Two students came after 11A.M.Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived，few apologized（道歉）for their lateness.Were these students being rude？He decided to study the students' behavior.

The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation：at a lunch with a friend and in a university class，respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react，If they had a lunch appointment with a friend，the average American student defined lateness as 19minutes after the agreed time.On the other hand，the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33minutes.

In an American university，students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast，in Brazil，neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States，but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class，only a few students left the class at 12：00；　 many remained past 12：30 to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil，neither is staying late.

1.What is the main idea of this passage？ ______

A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.

B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.

C. People learn the importance of time only from their own culture.

D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.

2.The word ‘punctual'　 most probably means ______ .

A. 1eaving soon after class　　 B. coming early

C. arriving a few minutes late　　 D. being on time

3.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students' behavior？ ______

A. He felt puzzled at the students' being late.

B. He felt angry at the students' rudeness.

C. He wanted to make the students come on time later.

D. He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.

4.It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation that ______ .

A. American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late

B. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings

C. being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture

D. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

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When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learned French at school. I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand French. But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice and easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstandings began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Daisy a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

"Yes, "I said, "I want to give my friend a ring. "

"Well, that's nice, "he said. "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"

"Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?"

"Oh! "he said. "There's a phone downstairs. "

When at last we met, Daisy explained the misunderstanding to me.

"Don't worry, "she said to me. "I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You' ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other!"

1.The writer thought ______ in America.

A. he wouldn't have any language difficulties

B. he would not understand the Americans

C. the Americans might not understand him

D. he would have difficulty at the airport

2.The writer wanted to _____.

A. buy a ring for his friend

B. make a call to his friend

C. go to the telephone company

D. see his friend off

3.From the passage we can see that "give somebody a ring" ______.

A .means the same in America as in England

B. means "call somebody" to the old man

C. has two different meanings

D. means "be going to get married" in England

4.In the last paragraph the underlined word "they" refers to ______.

A. the old man and the boy      B. the Americans

C. the British                  D. the French

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When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learned French at school. I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand French. But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice and easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstandings began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Daisy a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

"Yes, "I said, "I want to give my friend a ring. "

"Well, that's nice, "he said. "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"

"Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?"

"Oh! "he said. "There's a phone downstairs. "

When at last we met, Daisy explained the misunderstanding to me.

"Don't worry, "she said to me. "I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You' ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other!"

56. The writer thought ______ in America.

A. he wouldn't have any language difficulties

B. he would not understand the Americans

C. the Americans might not understand him

D. he would have difficulty at the airport

57. The writer wanted to _____.

A. buy a ring for his friend

B. make a call to his friend

C. go to the telephone company

D. see his friend off

58. From the passage we can see that "give somebody a ring" ______.

A .means the same in America as in England

B. means "call somebody" to the old man

C. has two different meanings

D. means "be going to get married" in England

59. In the last paragraph the underlined word "they" refers to ______.

A. the old man and the boy     B. the Americans

C. the British                  D. the French

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When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language barriers.（障碍）

How wrong I was! The misunderstandings(误解) began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Penny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit（点） young?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said, “There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we met, Penny explained the misunderstandings to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

1.At first the writer thought _____ in America.

A. he wouldn’t have any language difficulties

B. he would not understand the Americans

C. the Americans might not understand him

D. it wouldn’t be an easy and relaxing holiday

2.From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring”_____.

A. means the same in America as in England

B. means “call somebody” to the American people.

C. has two different meanings

D. means “be going to get married” in England

3.In the last paragraph, the underlined “they” refers to（指的是） _____.

A. the old man and the boy　　 B. the Americans

C. the British　　　 　　　　　　 D. the French

4.Penny will agree with the idea that _____.

A. Americans use words entirely（完全地） differently from British

B. Americans speak in a funny way

C. It will be hard for the author（作者） to get used to American English

D. Americans and British can understand each other in most cases（情况）

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When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s　 nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

1.Where was the writer from? _____.

A．America B．France

C．England D．China

2. When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

A．buy a ring for his friend

B．make a call to his friend

C. ask the way to his friend’s

D．go to the telephone company

3.From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring ”___

A. has two different meanings

B. means “call somebody” for the old man

C. means “be going to get married ”in England

D. has the same meaning in　 American as in England

4.Which sentence is wrong according to the passage?

A. The writer’s friend, Danny had a lot of difficulties in the U.S.A. at first.

B. There are some differences between American and British English.

C. British people can’t understand the Americans most of the time.

D. British and American people can understand each other most of the time.

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