1 . I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America．It is said that “The best house is in the U.S.A．， the best wife is in Japan and the best food is in China．”So I took _______and pleasure to _______ “the best food” for my American family．Each day，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed my play in_______ way：changing the dishes’colour，the meat’s type or the soup’s style．Thus，my American friends could discover the _______of eating Chinese food． Because of my“ _______” job，I was often rewarded by their_______of appreciation , such as “very tasty”，“excellent”etc．But the joke was here： yesterday， I cooked Sichuan－style_______for dinner．I was_______at my achievement．When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked_______at the fish，then looked at me． “Why do all the fish have their________？” they asked，“It’s horrible！” Horrible or beautiful？ I don’t know． But I________know that fish heads are delicious. The________is the best part of fish； in________only the respectable guest can have the special________of enjoying it． Another__________________thing is：the American friends often said to me“________”as they________fruits or other things． According to Chinese tradition，I would simply smile in answer to their kindness________actually helping myself to any of the food. ________，I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food， as long as it was nice to their taste，they    21    hesitated to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished．1.

A．worry

B．attention

C．delight

D．pride

2.

A．buy

B．fetch

C．cook

D．leave

3.

A．their

B．a new

C．the same

D．a simple

4.

A．way

B．joy

C．trouble

D．importance

5.

A．hard

B．daily

C．good

D．new

6.

A．expressions

B．sentence

C．doing

D．smile

7.

A．meat

B．fish

C．soup

D．egg

8.

A．praised

B．pleased

C．bad

D．surprise

9.

A．pleasedly

B．excitedly

C．surprisedly

D．worriedly

10.

A．bones

B．flesh (人肉)

C．tails

D．heads

11.

A．do

B．will

C．want to

D．should

12.

A．tail

B．head

C．soup

D．flesh

13.

A．fact

B．China

C．USA

D．the West

14.

A．honour

B．seat

C．table

D．plate

15.

A．real

B．exciting

C．interesting

D．easy

16.

A．please help us

B．excuse me

C．help yourself

D．eat them please

17.

A．brought home

B．wanted

C．were buying

D．were eating

18.

A．not

B．but not

C．without

D．nor

19.

A．At last

B．Above all

C．After all

D．In return

20.

A．usual

B．often

C．never

D．had

2 . How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be ____to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about____as you do.
A recent survey among high school _____in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that ____teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were____ about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were ____by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.
“The different results show ____of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different ____of beauty, so teens are more ____to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the ____ About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.
What’s ____, US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent_____ that “people should follow their own interests rather than____of others”. This is much ____ than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and____most dissatisfied.
“____to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference. ____ Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different ____ backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much _____among most of the teens ____for the survey.1.

A．absorbed

B．willing

C．careless

D．unhappy

2.

A．hairstyle

B．dresses

C．fashion

D．culture

3.

A．teachers

B．students

C．citizens

D．colleagues

4.

A．Asian

B．American

C．African

D．Western

5.

A．answered

B．requested

C．persuaded

D．questioned

6.

A．followed

B．decreased

C．reduced

D．compared

7.

A．relations

B．barriers

C．customs

D．differences

8.

A．awareness

B．standards

C．consciences

D．expenses

9.

A．admirable

B．confused

C．likely

D．unbelievable

10.

A．survey

B．setting

C．reference

D．paper

11.

A．worse

B．better

C．less

D．more

12.

A．disagreeing

B．observing

C．agreeing

D．puzzling

13.

A．those

B．that

C．it

D．one

14.

A．lower

B．larger

C．smaller

D．higher

15.

A．first

B．third

C．fourth

D．last

16.

A．leading

B．devoting

C．appealing

D．According

17.

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

18.

A．political

B．cultural

C．economical

D．commercial

19.

A．expectation

B．hesitation

C．concern

D．ambition

20.

A．interviewed

B．advised

C．overlooked

D．invested