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) 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(退休) or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises 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.
【小题1】Jack brought the couple their food very fast because______.

Dear John,

　　Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you can come again next year. Perhaps you are staying longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks' holiday next year, perhaps you can stay with us for two or three weeks.

　　We have been long back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! I think that you are both working very hard now because you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2006.

　　They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut (切、割) my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island (岛) and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember (记得) the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

　　Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

(1) ________ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

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(2) Their holiday lasted for ________.

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(3) From the words of “It feels like three months!” we know that ________.

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A．Michael's teacher is very friendly to the students

B．Michael is pleased with (对……感到满意) his school report

C．Michael has no interest in learning

D．Michael works very hard at his studies

(4) ________ in Grade One now.

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A．John and his sister are both

B．John is

C．John's sister is

D．Michael is

(5) Why didn't Michael go to the island for a picnic?

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A．He had to go to school.

B．He did not like the island.

C．Something was wrong with his foot.

D．The weather was bad that day.