One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite1at the answer. Thinking he had not made2understood or the girl had not3him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”4the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know5to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 6la compliment (恭維) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She7understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the8, people will feel proud and9when they are praised . So if someone says the10you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not11being proud, so sometimes you should be confident12being modest.
13you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by14. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will15get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      relaxed
   4. D.
      frightened
2. 2.
   1. A.
      itself
   2. B.
      herself
   3. C.
      himself
   4. D.
      themselves
3. 3.
   1. A.
      heard
   2. B.
      watched
   3. C.
      listened to
   4. D.
      looked at
4. 4.
   1. A.
      Though
   2. B.
      Although
   3. C.
      Or
   4. D.
      But
5. 5.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      what
   4. D.
      how
6. 6.
   1. A.
      receive
   2. B.
      accept
   3. C.
      refuse
   4. D.
      disagree
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hardly
   2. B.
      really
   3. C.
      rarely
   4. D.
      badly
8. 8.
   1. A.
      east
   2. B.
      south
   3. C.
      west
   4. D.
      north
9. 9.
   1. A.
      dutiful
   2. B.
      modest
   3. C.
      shameful
   4. D.
      confident
10. 10.
    1. A.
       dishes
    2. B.
       cups
    3. C.
       glasses
    4. D.
       bowls
11. 11.
    1. A.
       think
    2. B.
       say
    3. C.
       ask
    4. D.
       mean
12. 12.
    1. A.
       as soon as
    2. B.
       as well as
    3. C.
       instead of
    4. D.
       in spite of
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Unless
    2. B.
       Until
    3. C.
       Whether
    4. D.
       If
14. 14.
    1. A.
       another
    2. B.
       the other
    3. C.
       the others
    4. D.
       others
15. 15.
    1. A.
       fail to
    2. B.
       expect to
    3. C.
       succeed in
    4. D.
       believe in

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite 1at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2 understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 3 to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 4恭維)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 5 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and 6 when they are praised(贊揚). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not 7 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 8 being modest.
9 you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will 10 get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      relaxed
   4. D.
      frightened
2. 2.
   1. A.
      her
   2. B.
      herself
   3. C.
      himself
   4. D.
      him
3. 3.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      what
   4. D.
      how
4. 4.
   1. A.
      accept
   2. B.
      receive
   3. C.
      refuse
   4. D.
      disagree
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hardly
   2. B.
      really
   3. C.
      rarely
   4. D.
      badly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      kind
   2. B.
      modest
   3. C.
      shy
   4. D.
      confident
7. 7.
   1. A.
      think
   2. B.
      say
   3. C.
      ask
   4. D.
      mean
8. 8.
   1. A.
      different from
   2. B.
      as well as
   3. C.
      instead of
   4. D.
      the same as
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Unless
   2. B.
      Until
   3. C.
      Whether
   4. D.
      If
10. 10.
    1. A.
       expect to
    2. B.
       fail to
    3. C.
       succeed in
    4. D.
       believe in

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭維)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(贊揚). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.
  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1   at the answer. Thinking he had not made    2   understood or the girl had not   3   him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   4   the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   5   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   6  a compliment (恭維) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   7  understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   8  , people will feel proud and 9   when they are praised . So if someone says the   10   you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   11  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   12  being modest.
   13  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  14 . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   15   get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭維)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(贊揚). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.

  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．relaxed   D．frightened

2.                A．her            B．herself         C．himself   D．him

3.                A．when          B．which          C．what D．how

4.                A．accept         B．receive         C．refuse    D．disagree

5.                A．hardly          B．really          C．rarely    D．badly

6.                A．kind           B．modest         C．shy  D．confident

7.                A．think           B．say            C．ask  D．mean

8.                A．different from   B．as well as        C．instead of D．the same as

9.                A．Unless         B．Until           C．Whether  D．If

10.               A．expect to       B．fail to          C．succeed in     D．believe in