One day, I heard an American boy___36____to a Chinese student of English,“You speak very good English.” But the student answered,“No, no. My English is very ___37____” The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the Chinese student had not heard him clearly, he said,“Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”But the Chinese student still___38____ saying,“No.”__39___ the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know what to say.

　　What's ___40____with the student's answer? He didn't __41___a compliment(赞美词)in the same way as the American people do. He should answer,“Thank you.”instead of“No”. He really understood what the American boy had said,___42___ he thought he should be modest(谦虚). In the west, people will feel pround and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes__43__you have cooked are very delicious, you should say“Thank you.”If someone says to a woman“You look so beautiful___44___the new clothes on.”She___45___ be very happy and answer“Thank you.”

　　In our country we think __46____modest is a virtue(美德) and being pround is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not mean being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.

　　If you are modest and say,“No, I'm__47____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___48___down upon by__49____. If asking for a job, one says something like“Yes, I can certainly do it”instead of“Let me have a try”, he or she will expect to get it. So in the west, you should have__50____ to show your self-confidence!

(   )36. A.say      B. says      C.  to say      D. saying

(   )37. A.bad      B. poor      C.  good      D. well

(   )38. A. kept      B. stopped   C. went on     D. insisted

(   )39. A. At       B. To        C. By         D.In

(   )40. A. wrong    B. matter     C. trouble      D.problem

(   )41. A. except    B. expect     C. accept       D. receive

(   )42. A. and       B. so        C. though       D. but

(   )43. A. that       B. what       C. who        D. when

(   )44. A.in         B.  with      C. wear        D. to wear

(   )45. A. must      B. may       C.  can        D. might

(   )46. A. be        B. to be       C. being        D. been

(   )47. A. sure       B. sorry       C. afraid       D. frightened

(   )48. A. look       B. looked      C. be looking   D. be looked

(   )49. A. other      B. others       C. the others    D. another

(   )50. A. courage     B. encourage    C. brave      D. confident

As everyone knows, there are many 　31　 of transportation in the world, like bicycles, buses, ships, trains and 　32　 .
　 If you are in big 33　like Shanghai or Beijing, maybe you get to school 34　 subway; or you have to 　35　 to school because you live in a mountain village. Here I am just trying to say something about　36　 .
　 Ten years　37　, bicycles were very　38　in most villages.　39　 family had one or two of bicycles. Children got to school by bicycle; women　40　bicycles to go shopping. Then motorcycles (摩托车)　 41　 to become popular. People no longer rode bicycles because motorcycles ran much　 42　 .But now, in some countries bicycles are highly suggested　 43　 the main means of transportation. They think buses, cars and motorcycles pollute(污染) the air but bicycles　 44　 . So, to live a low-carbon life, riding a bike is a good　 45　 .
31. A. kind　　　　　　　　　 B. kinds　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mean　　　　　　　　　　　 D. way
32. A. other　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. others　　　　　　　　　　 C. the other　　　　　　　　 D. another
33. A. cities　　　 　　　　　 B. countries　　　　　　　　 C. villages　　　　　　　　　　 D. countryside
34. A. on　　　　　 　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. of
35. A. on foot　　　　 　　 B. walk　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. walks　　　 　　　　　　　 D. runs
36. A. bicycles　　　　　　 B. motorcycles　　　　　　 C. buses　　　　 　　　　　 D. cars
37. A. later　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after
38. A. cheap B. important C. expensive D. popular
39. A. All　　　 　　　　　　 B. Both　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. Every 　　　 　　　　　　 D. Most
40. A. rode　　　 　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rided　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rides
41. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. began　　　　 　　　　　 C. begun　　　　 　　　　　 D. start
42. A.fast　　　　　 　　　　 B. faster　　　 　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 D. slower
43. A. for　　　 　　　　　　 B. in　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. as
44. A. not　　　　　 　　　　 B. don’t　　　　 　　　　　　 C. doesn’t 　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t
45. A. way　　　 　　　　　 B. road　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. route　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. kind

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How good projects grow

Are you interested in projects(课题，项目）and want to have a good one? Well，that doesn’t come easily.You need to do the following tasks(任务):

TALK:You and your classmates discuss in detail(详细的）all that you would like to do to realize(实现）your project.

WRITE:One of your classmates acts as(担任）secretary(秘书).He or she keeps full notes as your group discusses.Later he or she will sort(整理）your ideas to make them better.

PLAN:With the secretary’s notes，your group makes a list of everything you’ll need and who will get，do or research what.

DO:Each group member gets，does and researches something on the list.Your group puts together all you have found and tries to make the project more well-organized.You prepare(准备）to present(展示)it in class.

SHOW:You and your classmates show(给……看）the world the result of your hard work.

Knowing all the above(上面)，you may want to try a project.Why not start with this:you can find out more about the history of your city.What did it look like? Which famous people lived there?

 －Your picture is very nice.

－_______

A. Thank you.                         B. That’s OK.

C. Yes, it is.　                      D. You are right.

As everyone knows, there are many 　16　 of transportation in the world, like bicycles, buses, ships, trains and 　17　 .
If you are in big  18　like Shanghai or Beijing, maybe you get to school   19  a subway or you have to 　20　 to school because you live in a mountain village. Here I am just trying to say something about　21　 .
Ten years　22　, bicycles were very　23　in most villages.  24　 family had one or two of bicycles. Children got to school by bicycle; 　25　 rode bicycles to go shopping. Then motorcycles (摩托车)   26  to become popular. People no longer rode bicycles because motorcycles ran   27  faster.  But now, in some countries，bicycles are highly suggested
  28  the main means of transportation. They think buses, cars and motorcycles pollute(污染) the air but bicycles   29  . So, to live a low-carbon life,   30  a bike is a good way.