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　　Mrs Jack was always 　　1　　 lots of time and money in 　　2　　 the shopping．

　　It was winter, Mrs Jack wanted to do a lot of shopping, she waited 　　3　　 it was Saturday when her husband was 　　4　　, and she 　　5　　 him to the shops with her and 　　6　　 for everything．They went to a lot of　shops and supermarkets, and Mrs Jack 　　7　　 a lot of things, and Mr Jack certainly had to 　　8　　 all these things．Mrs Jack often 　　9　　 and said, "Look, Joe!　　10　　 that beautiful!"

　　He then answered, "All right, dear．How 　　11　　 is it?" and took his money out to pay for it．

　　It was dark when they came out of the last 　　12　　 and Mr Jack was so 　　13　　 that he didn't stop 　　14　　 about those things．Suddenly his wife looked up and said, "Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!" Without 　　15　　, Mr Jack answered, "All right, dear, How much is it?"

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　　When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong，China,we brought not only our luggage,but also our village rules,customs and culture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

　　I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure.My manager,who happened to hear what I said,took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感的)Americans are and how they dislike the description“old”.I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences.so they laughed and were no longer angry.

　　In my village in China,people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty,and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

　　However,in the United States,people think“growing old”is a problem since“old”shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise or jogging,and women put on makeup,hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly,they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didn't want to hear.

　　After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I don't respect them any more;I still respect them,but now I don't show my feelings through words.

　　By Jack

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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～10题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

　　Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks．He was always telling Harry 　　1　　 a new clock．But Harry, 　　2　　 lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one．

　　“　　3　　 needs a clock,” Jack said．“How do you know when it’s time to get up?”

　　“My landlord Mr．Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens 　　4　　 the news,” Harry said．“That’s my morning call．”

　　“Ok．But how do you know when to go to work?”

　　“By the time I 　　5　　 my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office．Then I walk there．When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock．That’s 　　6　　 time I start work．”

　　“Ok．But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”

　　“The factory bell 　　7　　” Harry told him．

　　“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”

　　“The television programs come to end．”

　　By now Jack was really 　　8　　．“Ok,” he shouted．“Now tell me what would happen 　　9　　 you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time．”

　　“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on 　　10　　 wall．Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

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