Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese __21__ at my face, but I pushed them __22__. My mom believed I would learn __23__ I was ready. But the __24__ never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was __25__ at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He __26__ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some __27__ with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for __28__.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I __29__ the words, running down straight into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish __30__ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he __31__ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased __32__ their impatience. With every __33__, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger－my blood boiling－ __34__ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned __35__ and I ran back home __36__, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at __37__. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish __38__, but, in the end, the joke is on __39__. Every laugh is a culture __40__; every laugh is my heritage fading away. .
| A．custom | B．games | C．characters | D．language |
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| A．ahead | B．around | C．along | D．aside |
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| A．when | B．before | C．unless | D．until |
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| A．success | B．study | C．time | D．attempt |
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| A．aim | B．joke | C．nod | D．stare |
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| A．cared about | B．laughed at | C．argued with | D．asked after |
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| A．right now | B．from now | C．at times | D．in time |
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| A．decision | B．permission | C．Information | D．Preparation |
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| A．repeated | B．reviewed | C．spelled | D．kept |
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| A．farm | B．stand | C．pond | D．market |
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| A．guessed | B．forgot | C．doubted | D．ignored |
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| A．by | B．as | C．with | D．from |
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| A．second | B．effort | C．desire | D．movement |
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| A．forcing | B．allowing | C．persuading | D．leading |
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| A．bright | B．blank | C．pale | D．red |
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| A．open-mouthed | B．tongue-tied | C．empty-handed | D．broken-hearted |
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| A．service | B．home | C．risk | D．root |
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| A．trade | B．deed | C．challenge | D．incident |
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| A．it | B．us | C．me | D．reflected |
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| A．thrown | B．lost | C．divided | D．reflected |
Family is the most important part of human life. There, we 16 and learn to show 17 like: love, fondness, responsibility and friendship. We 18a lot of time with our family members—in a daily life and during 19 days like festivals or something like that. In our century the model of one-child family began to be fashionable. 20 there are many extended families, too, where grandmother, grandfather, uncles, aunts, nieces, daughters, sons etc. live under the same 21 .
That situation, when children live with their parents, has both advantages and disadvantages. Grandparents can help their 22 children with looking after and bringing up their grandchildren. Grandparents may read fairy tales, talk fascinating stories about the past, 23 cards or chess with one another, walk a dog, help in the 24 ...
It is very good, when a family is full of love. Sometimes living together makes many serious25 . Teenagers, who are very naughty and quarrel with each other and 26 unpleasant situations and atmosphere(气氛) at home. They often 27 loud or strong music, 28 annoys the elders.
A lot of people nowadays rent even a small flat to save some 29 , which they lacked living with their parents. 30 ， mother-in-law can teach her daughter-in-law many necessary things, but 31 she does not interfere with(干涉) her marriage affairs.
I think that living together with family 32 be very enjoyable and cheerful, but only in case when we 33 our elders and we look in the future. 34 should be safe and feel comfortable in their home. It should be a place where we 35 and where we spend a lot of our leisure time.
A．use up B．grow up C．stand up D．stay up
A．skills B．thoughts C．ideas D．feelings
A．spend B．waste C．take D．cost
A．common B．difficult C．special D．important
A．Therefore B．So C．Although D．However
A．room B．cloud C．sky D．roof（屋顶）
A．adult B．young C．own D．unmarried
A．living room B．sitting room C．garage D．kitchen
A．goals B．problems C．contributions D．friends
A．make B．bring C．produce D．cause
A．feel like B．talk about C．listen to D．look for
A．what B．which C．that D．who
A．privacy B．time C．face D．money
A．Such as B．And so on C．That is to say D．For example
A．so that B．now that C．on condition that D．with that
A．must B．can C．might D．will
A．have a gift for B．have pity on C．have patience for D．have respect for
A．Someone B．Everyone C．Anyone D．No one
A．work B．study C．relax D．play
“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a typical _36__ of Chinglish.
Obviously it is a word-by-word literal（字面上的）translation of the Chinese greetings with a 37 English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 38 .I was too delighted to believe her. Her words could not 39 me at all. So I did a 40 on Google. Com.. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 41 “Long time no see”. This sentence has been 42 used in emails, letters, newspapers, moves, or any other possible place. Though it is 43 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. 44 , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 45 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the 46 of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 47 a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 48 quoting (引用) Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon “Long time on see” became a49 phrase in America 50 the popularity of these movies.
Some people 51 America to a huge melting pot (熔炉). All kinds of culture are 52 in the pot together, and they 53 the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic group in the United States, is also 54 some changes to be 55 in the mixed pot.
A．example B．sign C．word D．change
A．damaged B．perfected C．learned D．ruined
A．custom B．greeting C．habit D．proverb
A．persuade B．encourage C．convince D．believe
A．job B．research C．survey D．search
A．containing B．printing C．publishing D．expressing
A．widely B．hardly C．seldom D．search
A．lots of B．plenty of C．lots of D．sort of
A．Unfortunately B．Luckily C．However D．Suddenly
A．hardware B．software C．operator D．speaker
A．use B．origin C．expression D．meaning
A．created B．published C．did D．discovered
A．by B．in C．with D．of
A．ordinary B．rare C．modern D．popular
A．because B．as to C．thanks to D．but for
A．compare B．add C．join D．owe
A．joined B．mixed C．compiled D．done
A．improve B．change C．lower D．promote
A．owing B．putting C．taking D．contributing
A．influenced B．mentioned C．used D．considered
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 26 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 27 together. I’d stopped at a 28 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 29 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 30 my road was another road which was built like a 31 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 32 me and started to eat one. 33 I saw the cars in front of me start to 34 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 35 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 36 the car and at the same moment the road 37 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __38 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 39 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 40 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 41 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 42 towards me. A team of people had come to 43 if anyone was under the 44 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 45 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
A．driving B．leading C．walking D．running
A．farm B．shop C．park D．school
A．after B．during C．since D．once
A．Under B．Along C．Over D．Beside
A．bridge B．roof C．cover D．top
A．under B．along C．inside D．beside
A．move B．roll C．burst D．jump
A．been B．broken C．gone D．done
A．parked B．started C．moved D．stopped
A．put B．ran C．fell D．jumped
A．dark B．afternoon C．sun D．car
A．noisy B．dusty C．quiet D．blood
A．on B．at C．by D．in
A．food B．sandwiches C．apples D．bread
A．climbing B．shouting C．moving D．driving
A．know B．tell C．understand D．see
A．falling B．broken C．breaking D．dirty
A．sleeping B．feeling C．eating D．going
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
A．hobby B．plan C．dream D．word
A．rarely B．certainly C．probably D．consistently
A．director B．trainer C．leader D．dancer
A．symbol B．memory C．truth D．reality
A．bouncing B．dating C．turning D．tracking
A．lacks B．adds C．makes D．brings
A．while B．since C．until D．when
A．Cared B．Expected C．Asked D．Decided
A．motivated B．relaxed C．convinced D．astonished
A．challenges B．profits C．advantages D．adventures
A．put B．mix C．build D．pick
A．Attention B．association C．attraction D．adaptation
A．apart B．aside C．off D．back
A．over B．by C．with D．beyond
A．function B．meaning C．expression D．usage
A．boundaries B．problems C．barriers D．efforts
A．necessary B．perfect C．proper D．possible
A．talent B．honor C．potential D．responsibility
A．victory B．trend C．tradition D．desire
I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to 36 a baby. So I suggested several 37 lines for these ads to her: 38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain 39 about her and her husband: they were 40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something 41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their 42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t 43 .” She handed me a check and left with a 44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a 45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with 46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she 47 keep in touch if the adoption 48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was 49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I 50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an ) 51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take 52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not 53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to 54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a 55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
A．afford B．affect C．adopt D．adapt
A．ordinary B．standard C．effective D．ridiculous
A．Wanted B．To Want C．Wanting D．Want
A．address B．data C．picture D．information
A．rich B．stable C．considerate D．lonely
A．occurred to B．turned to C．referred to D．wrote to
A．titles B．circulations C．names D．columns
A．kill B．work C．hurt D．do
A．warm B．weird C．weak D．wild
A．spirit B．tone C．way D．sound
A．a birth mother B．a lovely baby C．an ad company D．an orphanage
A．might B．should C．would D．dared
A．turned over B．turned up C．turned out D．turned down
A．safe B．comfortable C．brave D．honest
A．classified B．identified C．picked D．recognized
A．look B．appointment C．appearance D．call
A．pains B．pictures C．clues D．notes
A．rushing B．speeding C．pressing D．running
A．reply B．react C．restore D．release
A．steadily B．gradually C．normally D．regularly