When I wad 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been　 31 . Like most English children I learned French　 32　 school and I had often been to France, so I　 33　 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand　 .34. But　 35 I went to American I was really looking forward to　 36　 a nice easy holiday without any　 37 problems.

　　 How wrong I was ! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a　 38 telephone to give my American friend Danny a　 39　 and tell her that I　 40　 . A　 41　 old man　 saw me looking lost and asked whether he could help me. "Yes," I said," I want to give my friend　 a 　ring." Well, that's a nice, "he explained. "Are you getting　 42　 ? But aren't you a bit　 43 ?" "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied, "I　 44　 want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me　 45　 there's a phone box ?…… Oh!" he said, "there's a phone downstairs."

　　　 When at last we　 46　 meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. "Don't worry, "she said to me. "1 had so many　 47　 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans　 48 differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to　 49　 funny things they say. Most of the　 50 British and American people understand each other!"

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

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

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

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

35. A. when　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　 　　　D. for

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

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

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

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

40. A. had arrived　 B. have arrived 　　　C. arrived　　 　　　　D. was arriving

41. A. friendly　　　 B. strange　　　　　 C. stupid　 　　　　　　D. tough

42. A. rude　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　 　D. married

43. A. small　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　 　D. young

44. A. very 　　　　　B. just　　　　　　　 C. only if　　　　　　 D. so

　45. A. where　　　　 B. in which　　　　　 C. over there　　　　 D. that

　46. A. did　　　　　 B. do　　　　　　 　　C. could　　　　　 　　D. had

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

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

　49. A. every　　　　 B. these　　　　　 　C. some　　　 　　　　D. all the

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

20. 　　　　with our small house, our uncle's house seemed like a palace.

　　 A. Comparing　　 B. Compared　　　　 C. Imagining　　 D. Imagined

19. She looks familiar. I remember　　 　her at a party once.

　　 A. meeting　　　　 B. to meet　　　　　 C. to have met　　 D. being met

18. The difficulty is 　　smokers can't go without smoking.

　　 A. that　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. whether

17. It is the　 for him to rise early every morning.

　　 A. manner　　　 B. custom　　　　　 C. way　　　　　 D. habit

16.Johnson,　　　 　money was now a problem, had to accept the low-paid job.

　　 A. whose　　　　 B. of which　　　　　 C. who　　　　　 D. for whom

15. That dinner is the most expensive meal we __

　　 A. will ever have　 B. have ever had　　　 C. had ever had　 D. ever had