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
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（ A,B,C,D） 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she 1sick, some boys 2to visit her. But none of them wanted to 3any money on a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, "We can 4some flowers from a5. Gloria will not know 6they come from, and the dead man will not 7them. "
Everybody was afraid 8Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's 9, and the boys acted 10the flowers were from all of them, but 11did not mind. After their visit, Willie 12the other boys, "It's a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria liked the flowers. "
The other boys laughed. Gloria 13not have liked the 14if she had known they had 15from a grave (坟墓).
That night, Willie was reading a book 16his mother came into his room. "There's a man 17asking for you," she asked. "He said that you didn't 18the flowers. "
"What does he look like?" Willie asked.
"That's hard to say," Willie's mother answered. "He is all 19with mud. "（泥巴）
Willie, all of a sudden, turned 20.
1.A. got B. fall C. made D. took
2.A. thought B. asked C. planned D. suggested
3.A. keep B. cost C. take D. spend
4.A. steal B. rob C. buy D. beg
5.A. shop B. store C. street D. grave
6.A. how B. where C. when D. why
7.A. miss B. lose C. hate D. love
8.A. beside B. besides C. including D. except
9.A. room B. house C. school D. library
10.A. as if B .if C. that D. as
11.A. Gloria B. some C. Willie D. nobody
12.A. told B. asked C. said to D. explained
13.A. must B. can C. could D. would
14.A. boys B. flowers C. secret D. news
15.A. stolen B. robbed C. taken D. come
16.A. as B. when C. while D. suddenly
17.A. inside B. outside C. still D. also
18.A. ask for B. pay C. pay off D. pay for
19.A, painted B. dressed C. wrapped D. covered
20.A. sad B. red C. pale D. glad
---Look! Dad, my College Graduation Certificate! I’ve got it!
---____dear! You have finally realized your dream.
A. congratulation B. celebrations
C. congratulations D. greetings
To write a good article, you must first____ your ideas very carefully.
A. settle B. report C. speak D. organize
We are looking for someone who is___ and hard-working.
A. anxious B. reliable C. unknown D. foolish
--- Have you got any job offers?
--- No, I____.
A. am waiting B. have waited C. had been waiting D. waited
