“You speak very good English”The other day I ...

“You speak very good English”

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You41 very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite

42 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself43 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still44 saying  “No”.45 the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.

What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people46 . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look47 beautiful with the new clothes48 .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think49 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 50 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you51 can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by52 . When53 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.54 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great55 to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

1.A. say     B. talk        C. speak    D. tell

2.A. surprising  B. surprised       C. laughed         D. laughing

3.A. understood        B. understand   C. to understand        D. understanding

4.A. keep  B. keeping         C. keeps    D. kept

5.A. At first        B. By the way    C. In the end     D. First of all

6.A. did     B. done     C. to do     D. do

7.A. such  B. such a   C. so D. so a

8.A. for     B. on          C. in  D. into

9.A. being B. be          C. having   D. have

10.A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure  C. I don’t mind  D. I don’t know

11.A. hardly      B. really    C. badly     D. luckily

12.A. another   B. other    C. the other       D. others

13.A. asking       B. ask         C. provide          D. providing

14.A. With         B. Without         C. by D. under

15.A. importantly      B. unimportant C. important      D. importance

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

One day, I heard an American boy said 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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 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 what to say.

What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't accept a compliment(夸奖) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, "Thank you" instead of “No". She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and confident when they are praised. 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 mean being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.

If 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 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 expect to get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence。

1.Why did the Chinese girl say“No”when she was praised?

A. Because she thought she should be proud.

B. Because she thought she should be confident.

C. Because she thought she should be modest.

D. Because she thought she is a student.

2.If you say,“I can do it well.“when asking for a job in the west，the others may think that __________.

A. You can do it well.　　 　　　　　 B. You can't do it well.

C. You like doing it.　　　　　　　　 D. You don’t like doing it.

3.What does the underlined part“looked down upon”mean in Chinese?

A．瞧不起　　 B．瞧得起　　 C．表扬　　 D．批评

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The girl didn’t hear the boy clearly.

B. The American boy understood the girl’s answer.

C. In China, people think being modest is a virtue.

D. The writer thinks being modest means being proud.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should be proud and selfish in the west.

B. We should be modest and confident in the West.

C. We should be modest and brave in the West.

D. We should be brave and confident in the West.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

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   a compliment (恭维)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(赞扬). 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

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made ______ understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” ______ the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know ______ to say.

What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't ______ a compliment(恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer “Thank you.” instead of “No.” She ______ understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the West, people will feel proud and ______ when they are praised. So if someone says the ______ 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 ______ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident ______ being modest. If 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 ______. 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 expect to get it. So in the West, you should be brave to show your self­confidence.

1.A.itself B.herself C.himself D.themselves

2.A.Though B.Although C.Or D.But

3.A.when B.which C.what D.how

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

5.A.hardly B.really C.rarely D.badly

6.A.dutiful B.modest C.shameful D.confident

7.A.dishes B.cups C.glasses D.bowls

8.A.think B.say C.ask D.mean

9.A.as soon as B.as well as C.instead of D.in spite of

10.A.another B.the other C.the others D.others

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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 surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made ___________understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”___________ the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know ___________ to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t ___________ a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She ___________ understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the ___________, people will feel proud and confident when they are praised . So if someone says the ___________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 ___________ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident ___________ being modest. If 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 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 ____________ getting it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.A.itself B.herself C.himself

2.A.Though B.Although C.But

3.A.how B.which C.what

4.A.receive B.accept C.agree

5.A.hardly B.really C.badly

6.A.east B.south C.west

7.A.dishes B.bowls C.glasses

8.A.think B.say C.mean

9.A.as soon as B.as well as C.instead of

10.A.fail to B.expect to C.succeed in

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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 16  at the answer. Thinking he had not made 17  understood or the girl had not 18  him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” 19  the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 20  to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 21   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 22  understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the 23 , people will feel proud and  24  when they are praised . So if someone says the 25  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 26  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 27  being modest.

28  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 29 . 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 30  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. itself     B. herself      C. himself          D. themselves

3.A. heard      B. watched      C. listened to      D. looked at

4.A. Though     B. Although     C. Or               D. But

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

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

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

8.A. east       B. south        C. west             D. north

9.A. dutiful        B. modest       C. shameful         D. confident

10.A. dishes        B. cups         C. glasses          D. bowls

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

12.A. as soon as    B. as well as   C. instead of       D. in spite of

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

14.A. another       B. the other    C. the others       D. others

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

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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 ______ at the answer. Thinking he had not made______understood or the girl had not______him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” _____ the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know _____ to say.

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

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

2.A. itself　　 B. herself　　 C. himself　　 D. themselves

3.A. heard　　 B. watched　　 C. listened to　　 D. looked at

4.A. Though　　 B. Although　　 C. Or　　 D. But

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

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

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

8.A. east　　 B. south　　 C. west　　 D. north

9.A. dutiful　　 B. modest　　 C. shameful　　 D. confident

10.A. dishes　　 B. cups　　 C. glasses　　 D. Bowls

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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____at the answer. Thinking he had not made____understood or the girl had not____him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”____the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know____to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t____a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She____understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the____, people will feel proud and____when they are praised . So if someone says the____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____being proud, so sometimes you should be confident____being modest.

____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____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____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. itself　　 B. herself　　 C. himself　　 D. themselves

3.A. heard　　 B. watched　　 C. listened to　　 D. looked at

4.A. Though　　 B. Although　　 C. Or　　 D. But

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

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

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

8.A. east　　 B. south　　 C. west　　 D. north

9.A. dutiful　　 B. modest　　 C. shameful　　 D. confident

10.A. dishes　　 B. cups　　 C. glasses　　 D. bowls

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

12.A. as soon as　　 B. as well as　　 C. instead of　　 D. in spite of

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

14.A. another　　 B. the other　　 C. the others　　 D. others

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

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空：（1’*10=10’）

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 　 　　 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself　 understood or the girl had not　 　　 him clearly, he said, “ Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”　 　　 the girl still kept saying, “ No.” In the end, the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 　 　　 to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 　 　　 a compliment ( 恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “ Thank you” instead of “ No”. She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and　 　　 when they are praised. So if someone says the　 　　 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　 　　 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.

　 　　 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 　 　　 . 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 expect to 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. heard　 B. watched　 C. listened to　　 D. looked at

3.A. Though　 B. Although　 C. Or　　　　 D. But

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

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

6.A. dutiful B. modest　　　　 C. shameful　 D. confident

7.A. dishes　 B. cups　　 C. glasses　 D. bowls

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

9.A. Until　 B. Unless（除非） C. Whether　 D. If

10.A. another B. the other　 C. the others　 D. others

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

You speak good English. Could you tell me ________?

You’d better communicate with others in English as much as possible.

A.  how can I improve my English

B.  B. how could I improve my English

C.  how I can improve my English

D.  D. how I could improve my English

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