They wanted from us a(n) ________ that we would continue to provide the level of service that we had done in the past.

A、Death would be too kind and brief.

B、I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it toBailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.

C、The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door.

D、Browned photographs leered or threatened from the walls and …

the best experiences I have ever had in my lifetime.In the last four months.I have learned more about foreign cultures than I expected before coming to the United States.

Living in a foreign country and going to school with people from various parts of the world has given me the opportunity to encounter and interact with people from different cultures.I would like to share some of my experiences and thoughts with you.When I first arrived.I knew no one and I needed all fingers to communicate what i said in English.All of the foreign students were in the same situation.When we could not find the right word we used strange movements and gestures to communicate our meaning.

Knowing some common phrases.such as How are you？ Fine.thank you.and what country are you from？was enough in the beginning for us to make friends with each other.The TV room in the dormitory became our meeting place every evening after dinner.but for the most part their words were just a strange mumble to us.

After a while, bored and a little sad, we slowly began to disappear to our rooms.I thought that all of us were experiencing some homesickness.However, despite my loneliness.I had a good feeling within myself because I was doing what I wanted to do for many years to live and study in a foreign country.

1.When I first arrived in the U.S().

A.I can speak English well

B.I have already had some friends there

C.I needed all my fingers to communicate in English

D.I could find the right word in speaking English

2.Why did we slowly begin to disappear to our room？()

A.Because we wanted to watched to watch television

B.Because we were bored and a little sad

C.Because we were experiencing homesickness

D.Because the TV room has become our meeting place

3.What is the thing I wanted to do for many years？ ()

A.To live and study in a foreign country

B.I had a good feeling within myself

C.To understand what the people appearing on the screen said

D.Not to be lovely

4.Which of the following sentence is wrong according to the passage？()

A.Studying in US is one of the best experiences I have ever had in my lifetime

B.I have learned more about foreign cultures than l expected

C.Some common phrases were enough in the beginning for us to make friends

D.Not all the foreign students were in the same situation

5.What is the author's attitude towards studying in a foreign country？()

A.He considered it a good experience

B.He dislike this experience

C.He didn't think it hard living in a foreign country

D.He felt sad when thinking of it

her real name was Helen Porter Mitchell.She grew up in musical family.When she was 20 Helen Mitchell married the manager of a Queensland sugar farm. But she was not happy and the next year she went back to Melbourne to continue her music and singing lessons. She wanted to make a name for herself as an opera singer.

She stayed in Melbourne for four years then left for London. But no one seemed interested in this young un­known singer from Australia. She went to Paris to have lessons from a well-known teacher. In December the same year she gave a concert in which she used the name "Nellie Melba in honour of Melbourne her home city.

Nellie Melba was soon a star. She sang in London Europe Russia and America. She was paid well every time she sang. In 1902 she turned to Melbourne. The city was decorated (装饰) and thousands of people waited in the streets to wave and cheer as she drove by. From then on she divided her time between London and Australia. During World War I she sang in many concerts to raise money.

In 1918 Nellie Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire.

1.Nellie Melba's parents probably were ()

A.musicians

B.engineers

C.fanners

D.scientists

2.She went to London because she()

A.no one showed interest in her singing

B.she was not happy in Australia

C.she wanted to study music

D.she wanted to be a great singer

3.She became famous in her ()

A.thirties

B.twenties

C.fifties

D.forties

4.Which of the following is true？

A.She loved Melbourne but the people there didn't love her.

B.She didn't love Melbourne but the people there loved her.

C.She loved Melbourne and the people there loved her.

D.She didn't love Melbourne and the people there didn't love her.

5.What do you suppose "a Dame of the British Empire"？

A.A very beautiful woman.

B.A woman singer.

C.Queen of Opera.

D.A respected woman.

6.What does the author wants to tell us？

A.A Canadian girl tries record flying

B.A Canadian girl flew with her father

C.Two Youngest pilots

D.A Two-week flight

A.seem

B.was seemed

C.seems

D.seemed

In 1896, Einstein went to Zurich(苏黎世)to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungary. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought them together and they became good friends. Before long they fell in love. In 1903 when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he.

After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. She was sure that her husband would succeed. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from their home.

In 1914, Einstein moved to Berlin and settled down there. At that time his theory proved to be correct and he had become famous all over the world. But it was not long before the First World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who was on holiday in Switzerland couldn't come back to Berlin any more. The war not only stopped Einstein's work but also broke up the warm happy family. In 1919 Einstein and Marits had to get divorced (离婚).

1)、From this passage we can see that Marits was 27 when married.

A.T

B.F

2)、We can learn from the passage that Marits was also a great scientist.

A.T

B.F

3)、The last paragraph mainly tells us why Einstein and Marits got divorced.

A.T

B.F

4)、Einstein and Marits got divorced because Marits didn't love Einstein after the war broke out.

A.T

B.F

5)、The writer wanted to tell us that we should remember Marits when talking about Einstein's theory.

A.T

B.F