The woman didn’t like us. We didn’t do anythi...

The woman didn’t like us. We didn’t do anything to offend her and she didn’t know us but that didn’t matter. As new female teachers in the Emirati School, we Westerners greeted her every day. Whenever we saw her, she avoided eye contact with us. Eventually, some of us stopped trying to befriend her.

Well after 16 months in the school, we had a secret pal gifting. I drew her name from the glass jar and that meant she was my secret pal. My role was to buy her a gift and say something about her when we publicly acknowledged who our secret pal was.

I bought her a small rose arrangement and asked someone to write a message on it and then sent it to her room. She was so touched. Next day I sent a bottle of shampoo but I wrote the message in English because she needed to know her secret pal was a Westerner before the day of the “big reveal”. I also sent her a fragrant candle.

I had brought a few gifts from Ireland when I returned to the Middle East in September. I decided to gift her a silver coloured bangle.

Then came the day of the “big reveal”. We all gathered in the staff meeting room and everyone was excited. The host said, “Several days ago, when you received your gift, you wrote a few kind words about your secret pal and passed the gift to them.” She taught music in the school so I said, “My secret pal is someone who brings music to our ears every day of the week.” I didn’t even need to say her name because everyone knew exactly who I meant.

She came forward with a huge warm smile. She hugged me and kissed me on both cheeks and graciously accepted my gifts. I think everyone’s understanding of things is subjective, so we should have more communication with people around us.

1.How did the woman respond to the Westerners greetings?

A. She blamed them. B. She kept away from seeing their eyes.

C. She treated them kindly. D. She avoided meeting them again.

2.What was the author supposed to do after knowing the name of her secret friend?

A. Prepare a gift for her. B. Write a speech about her.

C. Find out who it is. D. Chat with her.

3.Why did the author write the message in English in paragraph 3?

A. To show other teachers her identity.

B. To teach the woman some English.

C. To let the woman know her nationality.

D. To make other teachers better understand her intention.

4.What was the woman’s attitude towards the author at last?

A. Friendly. B. Doubtful.

C. Regretful. D. Forgiving.

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Cala didn’t like us. Any of us. We didn’t do anything to offend her and she didn’t know us but that didn’t matter, she still didn’t like us.

As new teacher in the Emirati school, we Westerners greeted her every day. She ignored us. She came into our rooms and bypassed us as she shook hands with all the non Westerners. Whenever we saw her, she avoided eye contact with us. Eventually, we stopped trying to befriend her.

I won’t say her nationality but her friends had been fired from the school, we had been employed in their places and that was enough for her to have nothing to do with us.

Well after 16 months in the school we had a secret friend gifting. To my surprise, I drew her name from the glass jar and that meant she was my secret friend. My role was to buy her a gift and say something about her when we publicly acknowledged who our secret friend was.

I decided to gift her a coloured bangle（手镯）. I added a postcard and wrote “Love and Blessings, Rose-Marie.”

Then came the day. We all gathered in the meeting room. When you received your gift, you said a few kind words about your secret friend and passed the gift to them. What could I say? Everyone knew she didn’t like the Westerners. She taught music in the school so I said”My secret friend is someone who brings music to our ears every day.”She came forward with a huge warm smile. She hugged me and kissed me on both cheeks and accepted my gifts.

Since then, she smiles often. We hug and shake hands when we meet. I have seen her wear my gift several times and I am so pleased.

1.Why didn't Cala like the Western teacher?

A.They stopped befriending her. B.They were new comers.

C.They replaced her friends' position. D.They had once offended her.

2.How did the writer change Cal's attitude?

A.With the help of her friends. B.Through her love and blessings.

C.By showing her talent in music. D.Through her sincerity and wisdom.

3.Which of the following can best describe the ending of the story?

A.Exciting. B.Complex.

C.Beautiful. D.Surprising.

4.What does the writer intend to tell us?

A.Do nothing by halves.

B.A good act will be well rewarded.

C.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

D.Without confidence there is no friendship.

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Cala didn’t like us. Any of us. We didn’t do anything to offend her and she didn’t know us but that didn’t matter; she still didn’t like us.

As new teachers in the Emirati school, we Westerners greeted her every day. She ignored us. She came into our rooms and bypassed us as she shook hands with all the non-Westerners. Whenever we saw her, she avoided eye contact with us. Eventually, we stopped trying to befriend her.

I wouldn’t say her nationality but her friends had been fired from the school. We had been employed in their places and that was enough for her to have nothing to do with us.

Well after 16 months in the school we had a secret friend gifting. To my surprise, I drew her name from the glass jar and that meant she was my secret friend. My role was to buy her a gift and say something about her when we publicly acknowledged who our secret friend was.

I decided to gift her a coloured bangle（手镯）. I added a postcard and wrote “Love and Blessings, Rose Marie.

Then came the day. We all gathered in the meeting room. When you gave your gift, you said a few kind words about your secret friend and passed the gift to her. What could I say? Everyone knew she didn’t like the Westerners. She taught music in the school so I said “My secret friend is someone who brings music to our ears every day.” She came forward with a huge warm smile. She hugged me and kissed me on both cheeks and accepted my gift.

Since then, she smiles often. We hug and shake hands when we meet. I have seen her wear my gift several times and I am so pleased.

1.Why didn't Cala like the Western teachers?

A.They replaced her friends' positions.

B.They were new comers.

C.They stopped befriending her.

D.They had once offended her.

2.How did the writer change Cala's attitude?

A.With the help of her friends.

B.Through her love and blessings.

C.By showing her talent in music.

D.Through her sincerity and wisdom.

3.Which of the following can best describe the ending of the story?

A.Exciting. B.Beautiful.

C.Complex. D.shocking.

4.What does the writer intend to tell us?

A.Do nothing by halves.

B.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

C.A good act will be well rewarded.

D.Without confidence there is no friendship.

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What do we know about the man?

A. He didn’t pass a test.

B. He made his own lunch.

C. He didn’t like his history class.

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What do we know about the woman’s son?

A. He is still a student now.

B. He wanted to study arts.

C. He taught in Harvard University.

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---What is the newcomer like?

---His manner is________to offend everyone he has met.

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80. We all don’t like the boy for his miser(吝啬), but he has the ______ actively to get near us because he has no little friends to play together with.

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Why did the woman change her job?

A.She didn’t like machines.

B.She was not good at doing business.

C.She didn’t like accounting.

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— I’ve prepared all kinds of food for the picnic.

—Do you mean we_____ bring anything with us?

A. can’t B. mustn’t    C. shan’t     D. needn't

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— I’ve prepared all kinds of food for the picnic.

—Do you mean we_____ bring anything with us?

A. can’t     B. mustn’t

C. shan’t    D. needn't

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