It’s still there, the Vietnamese school where...

It’s still there, the Vietnamese school where my brother and I used to go. Even with a new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew ten years ago remains the same.

Every day at 5 p.m., instead of flying kites with our friends, my brother and I had to go to Vietnamese school. No amount of kicking, screaming, or arguing could stop my mother, who was determined to have us learn the language of our culture. She held us by the collar and walked with us the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, leaving our tearful faces before the front of the school.　　

We all sat in little chairs in a big empty room, which had a slight smell of old clothes that had been stored for a long time. I hated that smell. There was a stage far to the right, with an American flag on one side and the flag of the Republic of Vietnam on the other side.

Although the school mainly taught language ---- speaking, reading, dictation ---- the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness. With the entrance of the teacher, the best student would tap a bell and everyone would get up, and say in Vietnamese, "How are you, teacher?"

The language always made me embarrassed. More often than not, I had tried to separate myself from the loud voice that followed me whenever I went to the American supermarket outside our area. The voice belonged to my grandmother, a small old woman who could shout louder than anyone on the street. Her Vietnamese was quick, it was loud, and it was not beautiful.

In our area, the comings and goings of hundreds of Vietnamese on their daily tasks sounded crazy. I did not want to be thought of as being mad, as talking stupid. When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled and encouraged me. Even Vietnamese people would laugh and say that I’d do well in life.

My brother was even stricter than I about speaking English. He was especially cruel towards my mother, scolding her for her poor English. Bits of Vietnamese were often mixed in her conversation.　　

After two years of struggle, I finally divorced my culture. I was permitted to stop Vietnamese school. I thought of myself as American. At last, I thought I was one of you; I wasn’t one of them.

Sadly, I am only an American.

1.What can be learned from the passage?

A. The author’s brother liked learning Vietnamese.

B. The author’s mother taught him English at home.

C. The author’s mother put her sons in a language school in Vietnam.

D. The author didn’t like learning Vietnamese when he was young.

2.The author often felt embarrassed because ________.

A. his Vietnamese was not beautiful enough

B. his grandma spoke Vietnamese loudly in public

C. he could not fly kites like other kids at school

D. his mother always treated him rudely in the market

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author feels ________.

A. regretful　　　　 B. peaceful　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　 D. frightened

4.What’s the theme of the passage?

A. It is important to adapt to a new environment.

B. It is important to remember your childhood.

C. It is important to appreciate your own culture.

D. It is important to learn a foreign language.

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It's still there, the Vietnamese school where my brother and I used to go. Even with a new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew ten years ago remains the same.

Every day at 5 p.m., instead of flying kites with our friends, my brother and I had to go to Vietnamese school. Nothing could stop my determined mother to have us learn the language of our culture. She held us by the collar and walked with us from our home to school, leaving our tearful faces before the front of the school.

Although the school mainly taught language, the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness. With the entrance of the teacher, the best student would tap a bell and everyone would get up, and say in Vietnamese, "How are you, teacher?"

The language always made me embarrassed. More often than not, I hail tried to separate myself from the loud voice that followed me whenever I went to the American supermarket outside our area. The voice belonged to my grandmother, a small old woman whose Vietnamese was quick, loud, but not beautiful. I did not want to be seen speaking Vietnamese with her and thought of as talking stupid.

When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled and encouraged me. My brother was even stricter than I about speaking English. He was especially cruel towards my mother, scolding her for her poor English. Bits of Vietnamese were often mixed in her conversation.

After two years of struggle, I finally divorced my culture. I was permitted to stop Vietnamese school. I thought of myself as American. At last, I thought I was one of you; I wasn't one of them.

Sadly, I am only an American.

1.What can be learned from the passage?

A. The author's brother liked learning Vietnamese.

B. The author's mother taught him English at home.

C. The author didn't like learning Vietnamese when he was young.

D. The author's mother put her sons in a language school in Vietnam.

2.The author often felt embarrassed because _______.

A. his Vietnamese was not beautiful enough

B. he could not fly kites like other kids at school

C. his grandma spoke Vietnamese loudly in public

D. his mother always treated him rudely in the market

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author feels _______.

A. scared　　 B. peaceful

C. satisfied　　 D. regretful

4.What's the theme of the passage?

A. It is important to adapt to a new environment.

B. It is important to appreciate your own culture.

C. It is important to remember your childhood.

D. It is important to learn a foreign language.

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My First Day

I was still shy before a crowd. And my first day at the new school made me laughed by my classmates. I was sent to the blackboard to write my name. I knew my name, and knew how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the　 of so many pupils on my back made my hand 　　 __ and I was unable to write a single letter.

“　 __ your name,” the teacher called to me. I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name, 　 　 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became 　 　　 .

“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side, 　　 at me to give me confidence.

“What’s your name?” she asked.

“Richard,” I whispered.

“Then write it.”

I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was 　 　 again. I tried to collect my senses but I could remember nothing. I 　 how totally I was failing and I grew weak and leaned(斜靠) my hot forehead 　　　　 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud 　　　 and my muscles froze. I sat and 　　 myself. Why did I always appear so nervous 　　 I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no　　 that I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 　　　 when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange faces make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck 　　 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.

1.A. presence　 B. pressure　 C. eyes　 D. smiles

2.A. break　 B. struggle　 C. fall　 D. freeze (冻结)

3.A. Write　 B. Read　 C. Spell　 D. Repeat

4.A. still　 B. ever　 C. even　 D. also

5.A. delighted　 B. angry C. disappointed　 D. nervous

6.A. pointing　 B. smiling　 C. looking D. waving

7.A. blank B. stupid　 C. quiet　 D. empty

8.A. realized　 B. recognized C. doubted　 D. guessed

9.A. by　 B. before　 C. against　 D. from

10.A. cheer B. noise　 C. cry　 D. laugh

11.A. calmed　 B. hated C. comforted　 D. hid

12.A. when B. during　 C. where　　　　　 D. before

13.A. need　 B. doubt　 C. wonder　 D. use

14.A. freely　 B. anxiously　 C. clearly　 D. correctly

15.A. shaking　 B. suffering　 C. hurting 　　 D. burning

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I still remember my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other boys would ask me and practiced all the answers: “I am nine years old. I was born here but I haven’t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It’s about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago.” I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it.

No one took any notice of me before school. I stood in the center of the playground, expecting someone to say “hello”, but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one or two boys looked at me but that was all.

My teacher was called Mr. Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn’t stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr. Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens’ birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said: “Timbuktu”, and Mr. Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said: “Portsmouth”, and everyone stared at me because Mr. Jones said I was right. This didn’t make me very popular, of course.

“He thinks he’s clever,” I heard Brian say.

After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brian’s team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wanted to be the goalkeeper.

“He’s big enough and useless enough.” Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me.

I suppose Mr. Jones, who served as the judge, remembered Dickens, too, because when the game was nearly over, Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penalty (惩罚). As the boy kicked the ball to my right, I threw myself down instinctively (本能地) and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My bare knees were injured and bleeding. Brian took out a handkerchief and offered it to me.

“Do you want to join my gang (帮派)?” he said.

At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger.

1.The writer prepared to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT “ ________”.

A. How old are you?

B. Where are you from?

C. Do you want to join my gang?

D. When did you come back to London?

2.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. boys were usually unfriendly to new students

B. the writer was not greeted as he expected

C. Brian praised the writer for his cleverness

D. the writer was glad to be a goalkeeper

3.The underlined part “I didn’t stand out” in paragraph 3 means that the writer was not ________.

A. noticeable                       B. welcome                          C. important                         D. foolish

4.The writer was offered a handkerchief because ________.

A. he threw himself down and saved the goal

B. he pushed a player on the other team

C. he was beginning to be accepted

D. he was no longer a newcomer

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When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach(田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in sports, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, "John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn't you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since

you're so good at it." John answered, "Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason."

From then on, I often remember my student's reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of them-selves, I've found that a simple "I trust that you can do it!" can go a long way!

1.According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John's ________

A. PE marks　　 B. self-confidence

C. interest in sports　　 D. state of health

2.Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had been an excellent runner.

B. He was encouraged by his teacher.

C. He liked running more than tennis.

D. He had no tennis coach to train him.

3.The purpose of this passage is probably _____.

A. to build a close teacher-student relationship

B. to introduce a new way of sports training

C. to explain the value of sports and games

D. to show the importance of encouragement

4.The passage is mainly written for _____.

A. teachers　　 B. parents

C. students　　 D. players

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Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said1.___ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months_2.____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 3._____（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 4.___ for the week after. I didn’t understand 5.___ this would happen. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was6._____（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 7.____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an 8.____(amaze) room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach9.____ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little10.____（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

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After a successful operation, my brother is beginning to ___ and will soon come back to school.

A．pick up           B．wake up           C．grow up           D．show up

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There is still some doubt ________ the autumn sports meet will be held in our school, but there is no doubt ________ it will be held soon after our National Day holiday.

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House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A．where            B．since             C．when             D．whether

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House prices vary from place to place and are usually high________there are famous schools.

A．where            B．since             C．when             D．whether

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