In an American classroom, a Chinese girl was asked to
answer a question. She stood up and smiled, without making any sound. The
American teacher looked at himself and didn’t see anything funny. So he asked
her the question again. The girl just smiled but said
nothing. The teacher was angry. He didn’t know that the girl smiled to cover
her embarrassment（尴尬）because she wasn’t able to answer the
question.
In a dining room in Beijing, an Englishman was careless and dropped a plate. The Chinese who had seen this began to laugh. The Englishman felt uncomfortable and even got angry. “They are laughing at me,” he thought. In fact the Chinese laughed not at the Englishman or his bad luck—whether he is a foreigner or a Chinese. The smile or laughter has several feelings: don’t take it so seriously; laugh it off, it’s nothing; such things can happen to any of us.
1.The Chinese girl smiled in an American classroom because ________________.
A. she was asked to answer a question B.
she was asked
to stand up
C. she couldn’t answer the question D. the teacher looked funny
2.Which feeling is NOT included in the laughter when the Englishman dropped a plate?
A. Don’t take it seriously. B. Bad luck!
C. It’s nothing. D. It can happen to any of us.
3.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Smile and laughter don’t mean the same thing to different people.
B. Smile and laughter always bring happiness.
C. American people are easy to get angry.
D. Chinese students are impolite
My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium (体育场). He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!
1.A. went B. changed C. turned D. grew
2.A. when B. although C. because D. before
3.A. public B. final C. official D. lucky
4.A. smell B. color C. taste D. shape
5.A. happily B. sadly C. slowly D. simply
6.A. ride B. walk C. race D. drive
7.A. successfully B. peacefully C. surprisingly D. unusually
8.A. set B. picked C. put D. hung
9.A. strange B. safe C. same D. special
10.A. pleasure B. purpose C. problem D. progress
— How was your interview with the boss?
— ________. He seemed interested in my experience, but he didn’t ask for my recommendation letter.
A. Perfect B. I’m not sure C. That’s right D. Couldn’t be better
The interviewer asked Detective Lu _______________.
A. where was the body B. when did the Valley Town murder take place
C. that he had heard of the murder D. how many crimes he had solved
You had better ________ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.
A. spend B. take C. spare D. give
All of the doctors have worked for a long time, but ________ of them stop to have a rest.
A. none B. nobody C. neither D. not
