“You speak very good English”

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You  41  very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite

  42  at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself  43  or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still  44  saying  “No”.  45  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 as the American people  46  . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look  47  beautiful with the new clothes  48  .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think  49  modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No,   50  I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you  51  can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  52  . When  53  for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.  54  self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great  55  to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

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. keep  B. keeping         C. keeps    D. kept

5.A. At first        B. By the way    C. In the end     D. First of all

6.A. did     B. done     C. to do     D. do

7.A. such  B. such a   C. so D. so a

8.A. for     B. on          C. in  D. into

9.A. being B. be          C. having   D. have

10.A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure  C. I don’t mind  D. I don’t know

11.A. hardly      B. really    C. badly     D. luckily

12.A. another   B. other    C. the other       D. others

13.A. asking       B. ask         C. provide          D. providing

14.A. With         B. Without         C. by D. under

15.A. importantly      B. unimportant C. important      D. importance

“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You1very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
2at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself3or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still4saying  “No”.5the 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 as the American people6. He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look7beautiful with the new clothes8.” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think9modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 10I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you11can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by12. When13for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.14self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great15to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

1. 1.
   1. A.
      say
   2. B.
      talk
   3. C.
      speak
   4. D.
      tell
2. 2.
   1. A.
      surprising
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      laughed
   4. D.
      laughing
3. 3.
   1. A.
      understood
   2. B.
      understand
   3. C.
      to understand
   4. D.
      understanding
4. 4.
   1. A.
      keep
   2. B.
      keeping
   3. C.
      keeps
   4. D.
      kept
5. 5.
   1. A.
      At first
   2. B.
      By the way
   3. C.
      In the end
   4. D.
      First of all
6. 6.
   1. A.
      did
   2. B.
      done
   3. C.
      to do
   4. D.
      do
7. 7.
   1. A.
      such
   2. B.
      such a
   3. C.
      so
   4. D.
      so a
8. 8.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      on
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      into
9. 9.
   1. A.
      being
   2. B.
      be
   3. C.
      having
   4. D.
      have
10. 10.
    1. A.
       I’m afraid
    2. B.
       I’m not sure
    3. C.
       I don’t mind
    4. D.
       I don’t know
11. 11.
    1. A.
       hardly
    2. B.
       really
    3. C.
       badly
    4. D.
       luckily
12. 12.
    1. A.
       another
    2. B.
       other
    3. C.
       the other
    4. D.
       others
13. 13.
    1. A.
       asking
    2. B.
       ask
    3. C.
       provide
    4. D.
       providing
14. 14.
    1. A.
       With
    2. B.
       Without
    3. C.
       by
    4. D.
       under
15. 15.
    1. A.
       importantly
    2. B.
       unimportant
    3. C.
       important
    4. D.
       importance

If you think texting(发短信) while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's smart, Internet-connected glasses. These glasses can do anything you now need a smartphone or tablet computer(平板电脑) to do —and then some.
In Google's video, a guy wearing the "Project Glass" is shown getting subway information, making an appointment with a friend for coffee and showing the directions in a bookstore, all with the help of the glass. It ends with him playing an instrument for a woman and showing her the sunset through a video chat.
The "Project Glass" Google displayed have a sleek(光滑的) wrap-around look and appear nothing like 3-D glasses. In development for a few years, the project is the idea of Google X, the online search-leader's secret department that produced the self-driving car and could one day send elevators into space.
Google posted the video and short blog post about “Project Glass” on April 4^th, asking people to offer feedback(反馈) through its Google Plus social network. By April 5^th, about 500 people did, voicing a mix of amazement and concern about the new technology. What if people used it in cars and could not concentrate on driving? What about the effect on(对……有影响) your sight of having a screen so close to your eye?
Some asked for the glass, but Google isn't giving those out just yet. The company didn't say when normal people can expect to get their hands on a piece of Project Glass, but going by how quickly Google will come out with new products, it may not be long. Enderle said that it could be about six months to a year before wide tests are coming, and a year or more for the first version(版本) of the product.
【小题1】 This passage mainly talks about         .
A. an invention                      B. a video                      C. Google
【小题2】The          of the “Project Glass” is not mentioned in this passage.
A. shape                           B. inventor                    C. price
【小题3】If you want to buy such a piece of glass, you should wait at least for       .
A. a year                          B. 6 months                     C. 3 months
【小题4】 We can’t use the glass to         .
A. communicate with others
B. keep away from the sun
C. get information
【小题5】 Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The “Project Glass” looks like 3-D glasses.
B. Many people think that the glass may help a lot while driving.
C. Some people worry that the glass will be bad to our sight while wearing it.