"Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom__21___asked me to eat more. My mom in American would__22___push me like that.__23___I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked__24___me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had__25___a poor life in the past.__26___worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to__27___the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant___28__to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me__29___more, I always thank her with a smile__30___feeling angry."
This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a__31___from Beijing Normal University.
As economic__32___between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and__33___ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) __34___choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have__35___to China from a very young age.
"Only__36___and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid __37___relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners __38___we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.
Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree__39___ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem__40___with us in Chinese.
小题1: | A.eagerly | B.repeatedly | C.friendly | D.warmly |
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小题2: | A.also | B.never | C.often | D.not |
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小题3: | A.However | B.But | C.Finally | D.Therefore |
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小题5: | A.led | B.leaded | C.live | D.made |
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小题7: | A.speaking | B.talking | C.voicing | D.saying |
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小题8: | A.demands | B.orders | C.requests | D.commands |
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小题9: | A.eat | B.eating | C.to eat | D.ate |
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小题10: | A.other than | B.but than | C.instead | D.instead of |
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小题11: | A.retiree | B.worker | C.professor | D.official |
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小题12: | A.changes | B.exchanges | C.conflicts | D.improvements |
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小题13: | A.different | B.difficult | C.challenging | D.exciting |
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小题15: | A.entrance | B.access | C.door | D.way |
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小题16: | A.revolution | B.fighting | C.reform | D.motivation |
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小题17: | A.foreigner | B.aboard | C.civil | D.overseas |
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小题18: | A.like | B.as if | C.as | D.even if |
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小题20: | A.chat | B.chatting | C.to chat | D.chatted |
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