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（九） “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 didn’t make himself 3 , or the student didn’t hear 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(赞扬) as the American people do. He should say “Thank you” but not “No”. He actually understood what the American said. But he thought he should be modest. In our country we think 6 modest（谦虚） is a virtue(美德) and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 7 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然) that you 8 cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 9 . So in the West, one should always be confident(自信的). 10 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. ( )1. A. say B. talk C. speak D. tell ( )2. A. surprising B. surprised C. laughed D. laughing ( )3. A. understood B. understand C. to understand D. understanding ( )4. A. enjoyed B. spent C. stood D. kept ( )5. A. At first B. By the way C. In the end D. First of all ( )6. A. being B. be C. having D. have ( )7. A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure C. I don’t mind D. I don’t know ( )8. A. hardly B. really C. badly D. luckily ( )9. A. another B. other C. the other D. others ( )10. A. With B. Without C. By D. Through (责任编辑：admin) |