When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been__36__. Like most English children I learned French __37_ school and I had often been to France, so I _38_ speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand_39. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.
_42 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a__43 telephone to give my American friend Danny a _44_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked__45__ he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s__46__,” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting47_? But aren’t you a bit _48__?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I __49_want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me _50__there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we _51__meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many_52__at first. There are lots of words which the Americans__53__differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to _54__funny things they say. Most of the__55__British and American people understand each other!”

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been__36__. Like most English children I learned French __37_ school and I had often been to France, so I _38_ speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand_39. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.

_42 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a__43 telephone to give my American friend Danny a _44_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked__45__ he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s__46__,” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting47_? But aren’t you a bit _48__?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I __49_want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me _50__there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we _51__meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many_52__at first. There are lots of words which the Americans__53__differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to _54__funny things they say. Most of the__55__British and American people understand each other!”

1.                A．out            B．away           C．outside   D．abroad

2.                A．from           B．during          C．at   D．after

3.                A．get used to      B．was used to      C．used to   D．used

4.                A．English         B．French         C．Russian   D．Latin

5.                A．buying         B．having          C．giving    D．receiving

6.                A．time           B．human         C．language  D．money

7.                A．Too            B．What a         C．What D．How

8.                A．cheap          B．popular         C．public    D．good

9.                A．letter          B．ring            C．news D．information

10.               A．that           B．if             C．where D．when

11.               A．well           B．over           C．nice  D．ring

12.               A．to marry        B．to be married    C．marrying  D．married

13.               A．small          B．little           C．old   D．young

14.               A．very           B．just            C．just now   D．so

15.               A．where         B．which          C．over where D．that

16.               A．did            B．do            C．can   D．had

17.               A．trouble         B．difficulties      C．things D．fun

18.               A．write          B．speak          C．use   D．read

19.               A．every          B．each           C．any   D．all the

20.               A．chance         B．situation        C．condition  D．time

  When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been  36  . Like most English children I learned French  37  school and I had often been to France, so I  38  speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand  39 . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.

   42  wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a      43  telephone to give my American friend Danny a  44  and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked  45  he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s  46  , ” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting  47_? But aren’t you a bit _48__?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I __49_ want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me  50  there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we  51  meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many  52  at first. There are lots of words which the Americans  53  differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to  54  funny things they say. Most of the  55  British and American people understand each other!”

36. A .out                            B. away                        C. outside                     D. abroad

37. A . from                  B. during               C. at                            D. after

38. A. get used to          B. was used to              C. used to                     D. used

39. A. English        B. French                 C. Russian                    D. Latin

40. A. buying                B. having               C. giving               D. receiving

41. A. time                    B. human               C. language                   D. money

42. A. Too                    B. What a                     C. What                       D. How

43. A. cheap                 B. popular                     C. public               D. good

44. A. letter                   B. ring            C. news                       D. information

45. A. that                    B. if                      C. where               D. when

46. A. well                    B. over                         C. nice                         D. ring

47. A. to marry             B. to be married            C. marrying                  D. married

48. A. small                  B. little                         C. old                           D. young

49. A. very                   B. just                          C. just now                   D. so

50. A. where                 B. which               C. over where        D. that

51. A. did                     B. do                            C. can                          D. had

52. A. trouble                B. difficulties         C. things               D. fun

53. A. write                  B. speak                       C. use                          D. read

54. A. every                  B. each                         C. any                          D. all the

55. A. chance                B. situation                   C. condition                  D. time

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book”. However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.

    And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding.

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in depth!

The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named J.K. Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.

So which books have you lied about reading — if any — and which is your favourite?

1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to _________.

A. make fun of the listener                 B. impress the listener

C. please the listener                      D. interest the listener

2．The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means “_________”.

A. wanted           B. happened         C. continued            D. stopped

3．What does the World Book Day survey show?

A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn’t read through a whole classical book.

B. People don’t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell’s 1984.

C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.

D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A. Are You a Book Liar?                 B. Readers Are All Liars

C. World Book Day                       D. Dreams from My Father

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s DreamsfromMyFather and how it had changed my views of the current US president.The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a wonderfully written book”. However，he then proceeded to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.
And it seems that he is not the only one.Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t.In the World Book Day survey，DreamsfromMyFather is at number 9.The survey lists top ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading.As I’m not one to lie too often，I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books.But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one，GeorgeOrwell’s 1984.I think it’s absolutely outstanding.
Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.This could be difficult if the conversation became more in­depth!
The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it.It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen，the Bronte sisters，Charles Dickens and so on.But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，they named J．K.Rowling，Jilly Cooper，and Stephen King (ah，the big sellers，in other words)．Forty­one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.
So which books have you lied about reading—if any—and which is your favourite?
【小题1】The main reason why people lie about reading is to________.