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I was born in Rockville, Maryland into an immigrant (移民的) family that came to America from
Mainland China in the 1940's. Last summer, I was in Beijing to work at the Chinese Center for Disease
Control and Prevention.
For 20 years I was regarded as Chinese or Asian in America. So answering the question "Where are
you from?" in China with "United States" was a little uncomfortable, sometimes for both sides. Some
co-workers were surprised at my use of chopsticks and my taste for Chinese food, as if being "American" could only mean eating at McDonald's.
Luckily, I was not always looked on as an American. One afternoon, I took a bus back to my
apartment. A local (当地人) was talking with a white American in English. When the American got up at
his stop, I took his seat and heard the local's conversation with a friend sitting on the other side of her. The local told her friend she often talked with foreigners and that was the best way to learn spoken English.
Meanwhile, I sat there and wanted to tell her that an American was still next to her.
Then I received a call from a friend about meeting up to watch Peking Opera the next day. When I
hung up my cellphone, the woman sitting next to me asked for how long I had been learning English in
order to speak it that well. She was a bit disappointed at my answer that I was born in the US, but the
question led to an interesting conversation on language learning.
1.Why did the author come to China last year?
A. To learn Chinese.
B. To do a job in China.
C. To learn more about China.
D. To help Chinese learn English.
2. From the second paragraph we can learn that the author _____.
A. liked McDonald's food
B. knew some Chinese culture
C. didn't like the life in China
D. didn't come from the US
3. The local talked with the white American mainly to _____.
A. spread Western culture
B. discuss how to learn Chinese
C. ask how to go somewhere
D. practice spoken English
4. When the author was telephoning, the local thought he was _____.
A. a Chinese who spoke English well
B. an American who worked in China
C. a Japanese who could speak English
D. a local who liked Peking Opera
5. Which of the following would be the best title of the text?
A. Why do I love Beijing so much?
B. More American than Americans
C. A Chinese-American in China
D. Is English the global language?
