完形填空，通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

“You speak very good English”

　　The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English．“You 　　1　　 very good English．” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor．” The foreigner was quite

　　　　2　　 at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself 　　3　　 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well．” But the Chinese student still 　　4　　 saying “No”．　　5　　 the foreigner gave up and didn't know what to say．

　　What's wrong with the student's answer? It is because he didn't accept a compliment as the American people 　　6　　．He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”．He actually understood what the American had said．But he thought he should be modest．If someone says to a woman, “ You look 　　7　　 beautiful with the new clothes 　　8　　．” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you．” In our country we think 　　9　　 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior．But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 　　10　　 I can't do it well, ” then the others will take it for granted(理所当然)that you 　　11　　 can not do it．If you often say, “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 　　12　　．When 　　13　　 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it．So in the West, one should always be confident．　　14　　 self-confidence, he can't go anywhere．Confidence is of great 　　15　　 to one in a country where competition is quite keen．(激烈)

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完形填空

　　One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl 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 　　2　　 understood or the girl had not 　　3　　 him clearly, he said , “ Yes , indeed, you speak very well．” 　　4　　 the girl still kept saying , “ No．” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know 　　5　　 to say．

　　What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't 　　6　　 a compliment(恭维)in the same way as the American people do．She should answer , “ Thank you” instead of “ No”．She 　　7　　 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest．In the 　　8　　, people will feel proud and 　　9　　 when they are praised．So if someone says the 　　10　　 you have cooked are very delicious , you should say , “ Thank you．”

　　In our country we think being modest is a virtue(美德)and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion , being confident does not 　　11　　 being proud , so sometimes you should be confident 　　12　　 being modest．

　　　　13　　 you are modest and say , “No , I'm afraid I can't do it well” , while working in a western country , the others may think that you really cannot do it．If you often say “No” , you will certainly be looked down upon by 　　14　　．When asking for a job , if one says something like “Yes , I can certainly do it ” instead of “ Let me have a try ” , he or she will 　　15　　 get it．So in the west , you should be brave to show your self-confidence．

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