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Choose the best answer to complete the passage．

In our country we think being modest（谦虚的） is a virtue（美德） and being proud is a bad thing．One day，I heard an American boy say to a Chinese 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 himself understood or the girl had not heard him（2） 　　．He said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"（3） 　　the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know （4） 　　to say．

What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't （5） 　　a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer"Thank you"instead of"No"．She （6） 　　understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the （7） 　　，people will feel （8） 　　and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the （9） 　　you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you"．

If you are modest and say，"No，I'm （10） 　　I can't do it well"，while working in a western country，people may think that you really can not do it．If you oftensay，"No"，you'll certainly be   looked down upon by （11） 　　．When asking （12） 　　a job，if one says something like，"Yes，I can certainly do it"instead of"Let me have a try"，he or she will （13） 　　get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self﹣confidence．In my opinion，being confident does not （14） 　　being proud，so sometimes you should be confident （15） 　　being modest．

（1）A．excited	B．surprised	C．frightened
（2）A．clear	B．clearly	C．not clearly
（3）A．Though	B．And	C．But
（4）A．which	B．what	C．how
（5）A．accept	B．refuse	C．disagree
（6）A．hardly	B．really	C．badly
（7）A．east	B．south	C．west
（8）A．proudly	B．pride	C．proud
（9）A．dishes	B．cups	C．glasses
（10）A．afraid	B．active	C．angry
（11）A．the other	B．other	C．others
（12）A．for	B．as	C．to
（13）A．fail to	B．expect to	C．succeed in
（14）A．think	B．say	C．mean
（15）A．as soon as	B．as well as	C．instead of．

"If you agree with me，please Dianzan．"Do you know Dianzan is one of the most popular words on the Internet？When you think someone's ideas are right，when you think someone's articles are （1） 　　，or when you are moved by what someone writes，you can

click （点击）the praise sign．Anyhow，clicking the praise sign （2） 　　that you agree with someone or praise someone．

Dianzan is a kind of Chinese Internet language．People （3） 　　

use it when they surf the Liternet．There is a function（功能）of Dianzan in the QQ space．The QQ space has had the function （4） 　　2010．It didn't become very popular until Sina blog（新浪博客）（5） 　　the function of Dianzan．In recent years，it has become more and more popular．When the 2015New Year came，Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the word Dianzan to praise and （6） 　　his thanks to the great Chinese people．

Websites can know how many people support some ideas （7） 　　counting how many people click the praise sign．Experts can know （8） 　　teenagers are caring about through what they click the sign for．That can help them solve teenagers'（9） 　　．

Clicking the praise sign is really a（n） （10） 　　thing．Have you ever clicked the sign for anybody on the Internet？

（1）A． wonderful	B． terrible	C． hard	D． awful
（2）A． offers	B． takes	C． means	D． avoids
（3）A． never	B． luckily	C． slowly	D． usually
（4）A． after	B． since	C． in	D． before
（5）A． broke	B． checked	C． refused	D． started
（6）A． accept	B． express	C． create	D． receive
（7）A． by	B． on	C． at	D． under
（8）A． that	B． where	C． what	D． when
（9）A． plans	B． happiness	C． problems	D． fairness
（10）A． difficult	B． surprising	C． embarrassing	D． easy

A small "shop"by the road in Japan has a dog "shopkeeper"．It's selling roasted（烤的）Sweet （1） 　　there．

The friendly dog is （2） 　　Kenkun．Because the shop is a self﹣service one，what the dog should do is just to be cute for customers and he does well（3） 　　that．The roasted sweet potatoes are kept in a heated "box" outside the shop．So customers can help（4） 　　directly．They need to（5） 　　100 yen（日元）into the money box for each potato they take．It seems to be working fine now． （6） 　　，who would steal a dog？Actually，the three﹣year﹣old dog is a good "shopkeeper．It's （7） 　　   cute and lovely that some of the customers come to see him and of course，they will leave with （8） 　　one or two potatoes．

People online have different opinions about this．Some of them think that's interesting and they say the dog is the （9） 　　one they've ever seen．But others think it's crazy to keep a dog （10） 　　near a "box" for several hours a day．In their opinion，dogs should run and play here and there in the sun．

（1）A．corn	B．tomatoes	C．potatoes	D．bread
（2）A．given	B．named	C．shown	D．offered
（3）A．at	B．in	C．on	D．for
（4）A．herself	B．himself	C．yourselves	D．themselves
（5）A．put	B．make	C．raise	D．borrow
（6）A．So far	B．First of all	C．Once in a while	D．After all
（7）A．so	B．such	C．too	D．very
（8）A．at once	B．at first	C．at least	D．at last
（9）A．oldest	B．scariest	C．loveliest	D．heaviest
（10）A．sleeping	B．running	C．swimming	D．sitting

"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence．" That's an old （1） 　　in English． It means other places often look better， more interesting than the place in （2） 　　you live． Some people worry （3） 　　young Chinese are beginning to feel that way． They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and， （4） 　　，buying Japanese cartoon books， watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays．

Foreign books and soap operas are good， （5） 　　Chinese writers and actors are just as good． As for holidays， Christmas is nice， but it can （6） 　　have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has， and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid﹣autumn Festival． And let′s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best （7） 　　friendliness． Not all countries are as （8） 　　as China．

It's good to enjoy other cultures and （9） 　　from them， but they cannot replace your own culture． It's good to look on the other side of the fence， but （10） 　　you take a good long look． You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence．

（1）A． word	B． saying	C．sentence	D． rule
（2）A． that	B． when	C． where	D．which
（3）A． that	B． if	C． why	D． whether
（4）A． however	B． besides	C．instead	D． then
（5）A． and	B．so	C． but	D．or
（6）A． still	B． never	C．always	D．ever
（7）A． they	B． their	C．it	D．its
（8）A． warm	B．warmer	C． cold	D．colder
（9）A． learns	B． learning	C．in learning	D． to learn
（10）A． make up	B． make up of	C．make sure	D． be sure to

"If you agree with me， please 'Dian Zan'． "is one of the most popular sentences on the Internet． When you think someone's ideas are right， when you think someone's articles are （1） 　　， or when you are moved by what someone writes， you can click （点击） the praise sign． Anyhow， clicking the praise sign （2） 　　that you agree with someone or praise someone．

"Dian Zan"is a kind of Internet language．People（3） 　　use it when they surf the Internet． There is a function （功能） of "Dian Zan" in the QQ space． The QQ space has had the function （4） 　　2010． It didn't become very popular until Sina blog（5） 　　　　the function of "Dian Zan"． In the recent years， it has become more and more popular． When the 2015Spring Festival came， Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the words "Dian Zan" to praise and （6） 　　his thanks to the great Chinese people．

Websites can know how many people support some ideas（7） 　　counting how many people click the praise sign． Experts （专家） can know （8） 　　teenagers are caring about through what they click the sign for． That can help them solve teenagers' （9） 　　．

Clicking the praise sign is really a（n） （10） 　　thing． Have you ever clicked the sign for anybody on the Internet？

（1）A． wonderful	B． terrible	C． hard	D． awful
（2）A． offers	B． takes	C． means	D． avoids
（3）A． hardly	B． luckily	C． silly	D． mainly
（4）A． until	B． since	C． when	D． after
（5）A． broke	B． checked	C． refused	D． started
（6）A． prevent	B． express	C． create	D． receive
（7）A． by	B． on	C． at	D． under
（8）A． that	B． where	C． what	D． when
（9）A． plans	B． examples	C． problems	D． fairness
（10）A． difficult	B． easy	C． tired	D． upset