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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I have learned four languages—English, Spanish, French and Chinese. Although I wasn’t great at （1） when I was a kid, I （2） by traveling to places like Beijing, Dali and Kunming.

An （3） time for me was two summers ago when I went to Hangzhou. I joined a program where I became an English teacher for primary school kids. This （4） let me learn more about the Chinese language and traditions. Our classroom was like a melting pot（熔炉）of ideas, with lots of language sharing and laughter.

My travels and （5） experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world. It made me （6） the close relationship of different countries, and now I want to be a global citizen（世界公民）. I want to help people from different countries understand each other, （7） between China and the US.

In China, we see a lot of （8） of American culture, such as Disney cartoon characters, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. However, I couldn’t find many signs of Chinese culture in the US, except for Chinese （9） . I went to some but found the food there very different from real Chinese food. I think China still has much to do to further promote（推动）its cultural influence among the American people. As for me, I will （10） to be one of those who can help deepen the understanding between China and the US.

（1）

A．

English

B．

Spanish

C．

French

D．

Chinese

（2）

A．

appeared

B．

improved

C．

graduated

D．

increased

（3）

A．

awful

B．

important

C．

embarrassing

D．

expensive

（4）

A．

class

B．

survey

C．

experience

D．

examination

（5）

A．

teaching

B．

loving

C．

guiding

D．

communicating

（6）

A．

change

B．

remind

C．

realize

D．

achieve

（7）

A．

only

B．

seriously

C．

actually

D．

especially

（8）

A．

programs

B．

dreams

C．

signs

D．

Speaker＆Time	Topic：Vacation in Europe
Cyber Boy 4-2l-2011 3:15 pm	I’m planning a trip to Europe this summer. I haven’t ________ where I’ll go yet, but I’d like to visit England and France. And I don’t want to ________ too much money．Any ideas?
Esperanto 4-21-2011 8:29 pm	I took a trip to England last year. I had a really great time. If you have a chance, visit Stratford. That’s the town ________Shakespeare lived．
Yoshi 4-2l-2011 9:54 pm	It depends on what you want to do. Each country in Europe has so ____39____ to see. Are you interested in museums and castles (城堡) 一that sort of thing? Or do you want to experience modern culture?
Cyber Boy 4-22-2011 10:17 am	Yoshi一good question. I would like to see museums, but I also want to ____40____ some famous French foods. A castle would also be great．
Yoshi 4-22-2011 11:47am	I think an England一 France一Germany trip might work well for you. You can do a little bit of everything.