Question

"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.

1.A. eagerly       B. repeatedly           C. friendly             D. warmly

2.A. also          B. never            C. often            D. not

3.A. However       B. But              C. Finally          D. Therefore

4.A. after         B. at               C. for              D. upon

5.A. led           B. leaded           C. live             D. made

6.A. It            B. What             C. That             D. Which

7.A. speaking      B. talking              C. voicing          D. saying

8.A. demands       B. orders           C. requests             D. commands

9.A. eat           B. eating           C. to eat               D. ate

10.A. other than        B. but than             C. instead              D. instead of

11.A. retiree           B. worker           C. professor            D. official

12.A. changes           B. exchanges        C. conflicts         D. improvements

13.A. different         B. difficult            C. challenging          D. exciting

14.A. hot               B. heat             C. cold             D. only

15.A. entrance          B. access           C. door             D. way

16.A. revolution        B. fighting             C. reform           D. motivation

17.A. foreigner         B. aboard           C. civil                D. overseas

18.A. like              B. as if                C. as               D. even if

19.A. as                B. while            C. since            D. for

20.A. chat              B. chatting             C. to chat              D. chatted

 

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