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Eric and Chen first met in their Maths class at an American college. Chen was an international student from China. He wanted to learn about American culture and hoped he and Eric would become good friends. At first, Eric seemed friendly. He always greeted Chen warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Chen. He even invited Chen to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over and they were in different classes, Eric seemed more distant. They didn’t see each other very much at college. One day Chen called Eric ,But Eric didn’t seem very interested in talking to him, Chen was hurt by Eric’s change of attitude（态度）.“Eric said we were friends.”Chen said.“I thought friends were friends forever. As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship.
Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way . Their friendship is based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may die. Now as Eric and Chen are no longer classmates, their“friendship”has changed.
In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long tie between two people—friendship develops slowly, since it is built to last. American friendship develops quickly, and it may change just as quickly.
Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans remove misunderstandings（误解）. It can help them make friends in the American way.
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Eric and Chen first met in their Math class at an American college．Chen was an international student f1. China．He wanted to learn about American culture and hoped he and Eric would become good friends．At first, Eric seemed f2. ．He always greeted Chen warmly before class．Sometimes he offered to study with Chen．He even i3.Chen to eat lunch with him．But after the term was over and they were in different classes, Eric seemed more distant．They didn’t s4. each other very much at college．One day Chen called Eric, But Eric didn’t seem very interested in talking to him, Chen was h5.by Eric’s change of attitude（态度）.“Eric said we were friends.” Chen said．“I thought friends were friends forever．As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship.
Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way．Their friendship is based on common
i6.．When the shared activity ends and they have no the same interests, the friendship may die．Now as Eric and Chen are no longer c7., their “friendship” has changed.
In some cultures friendship m8.a strong life-long tie between two people—friendship develops slowly, since it is built to last．American friendship develops q9. , and it may change just as quickly.
Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans remove misunderstandings（误解）．It can h10.them make friends in the American way.
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Eric isn’t good at English and he finds difficult to understand his English teacher in class.
A. it B. one C. this D. that
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—Do you still remember where we first met?
—Sure , just in the library. And it ______at that time.
A. rained B. was raining C. has rained D. is raining
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There is American boy in our class and boy can speak good Chinese.
A. an;the B. an;an C. a;an D. a;the
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There is ______ American boy in our class and ______ boy can speak good Chinese .
A. an, the . B. an, an. C. a, an . D. a, the.
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There is ______ American boy in our class and ______ boy can speak good Chinese .
A. an, the . B. an, an.
C. a, an . D. a, the.
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Chinese students must_______ their hands first and then _______ to speak in class.
A．raise; rise B．raise; raise C．rise; rise D．rise; raise
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There is ________ American girl in our class and ________ girl can speak good Chinese.
A. a; an B. an; a C. an; the
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Lucy and her friend__________at the airport in half an hour.They are going to Taiwan.
A. met B. meet C. have met D. will meet