初中英语完形填空练习（55） 3页

初中英语完形填空练习（55）　　“YouspeakverygoodEnglish”　　TheotherdayIheardanAmericansaytoaChinesestudentofEnglish.“You41verygoodEnglish.”Butthestudentanswered,“No,myEnglishisverypoor.”Theforeignerwasquite　　42attheanswer.Thinkinghehadnotmadehimself43orthestudenthadnotheardhimclearly,hesaid,“Yes,indeed,youspeakitverywell.”ButtheChinesestudentstill44saying“No”.45theforeignergaveupanddidn’tknowwhattosay.　　What’swrongwiththestudent’sanswer?Itisbecausehedidn’tacceptacomplimentastheAmericanpeople46.Heshouldhavesaid“Thankyou”insteadof“No”.HeactuallyunderstoodwhattheAmericanhadsaid.Buthethoughtheshouldbemodest.Ifsomeonesaystoawoman,“Youlook47beautifulwiththenewclothes48.”sheshouldbeveryhappyandanswer,“Thankyou.”Inourcountrywethink49modestisavirtueandshowingoffisabadbehavior.ButintheWest,ifyouaremodestandsay,“No,50Ican’tdoitwell,”thentheotherswilltakeitforgranted(理所当然)thatyou51cannotdoit.Ifyouoftensay,“No”,youwillcertainlybelookeddown\nuponby52.When53forajob,ifonesayssomethinglike“Yes,Icancertainlydoit”insteadof“Letmehaveatryonthejob”,heorshecanexpecttogetit.SointheWest,oneshouldalwaysbeconfident.54self-confidence,hecan’tgoanywhere.Confidenceisofgreat55tooneinacountrywherecompetitionisquitekeen.(激烈)　　sayB.talkC.speakD.tell　　surprisingB.surprisedC.laughedD.laughing　　understoodB.understandC.tounderstandD.understanding　　keepB.keepingC.keepsD.kept　　AtfirstB.BythewayC.IntheendD.Firstofall　　didB.doneC.todoD.do　　suchB.suchaC.soD.soa　　forB.onC.inD.into　　beingB.beC.havingD.have　　I’mafraidB.I’mnotsureC.Idon’tmindD.Idon’tknow　　hardlyB.reallyC.badlyD.luckily　　anotherB.otherC.theotherD.others　　askingB.askC.provideD.providing　　WithB.WithoutC.byD.\nunder　　importantlyB.unimportantC.importantD.importance