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 I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感的)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 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．

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A, B, C或D表示。

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　　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(敏感的)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 or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise 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.

　　By Jack

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阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　It was the last day of the final exam in a college(大学)．Outside the classroom, a group of students were waiting for the last exam．On their faces was confidence．

　　They knew the exam would be easy．The teacher said they could bring any books or notes during the test．

　　Right after they came into the classroom．The teacher handed out the papers．There were only five questions on it．

　　Three hours passed．Then the teacher began to collect the papers．The students no longer looked confident but they looked very nervous(紧张)．The teacher watched these worried(焦急的) faces, and then asked．“How many of you finished all five questions?” No one answered．“How many of you answered four?” Still no one put up the hand．“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly(不安地)in their seats．“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one．” But the class kept silent(沉默)．The teacher said, “That is what I thought．I just want to make you know clearly that you finished four years of study, but there are still many things about the subject you don't know．These questions you could not answer are common(常见的) in everyday life．” Then, he smiled and said “You will all pass this exam, but it doesn't mean that you learned the subject well．There are still more things for you to learn in your later life．”

　　Now we can't remember the name of this teacher clearly, but we can't forget the lesson he taught us．

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