Mr. Green once worked in a big company．He was quite busy so that he couldn't do any reading．So he gave up his job and opened a bookshop in the center of the town．It wasn't big but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there．When the shop was closed，he could read at home．He knew a lot and many learned people were glad to make friends with him．

It was Sunday and it was cold outside．Mr. Green was very busy．At nine in the evening all the buyers left but a woman was still there．She was dressed up and seemed to be waiting for somebody there．Standing by the shelves，she looked over the books one after another，and made them in a terrible mess．Mr. Green came up to her and asked，" Excuse me，madam．What can I do for you?"

"Your books are not interesting at all，"said the woman，"I want a delicious one．"

"That's easy，" Mr. Green smiled．He brought out a cookbook and said，" Here you are，madam．"

1．Why did Mr. Green change his job? _________

A．He didn't like reading

B．He was too busy to read books

C．He liked the life in the center of the town

D．He wanted to write a cookbook himself

2．Most people liked to buy books in the shop because _________

A．the bookshop was in the center of the town

B．all the books were nice cookbooks

C．it was very large

D．the books there were all good for people

3．Which is WRONG? _________

A．Mr. Green liked to lend his books to the learned persons．

B．When Mr. Green came back home from the，bookshop，he often did some reading．

C．Many learned people liked to make friends with Mr. Green．

D．At nine on that Sunday evening all the buyers left the bookshop except a woman．

4．From the story we know that "learned people" means_________

A．people who are free

B．people who are studying hard

C．people who have much knowledge

D．people who have much money

5．What's the most suitable ending of the story? _________

A．Mr. Green would make friends with the woman．

B．Mr. Green would teach the woman how to cook delicious food．

C．The woman left the bookshop without buying any books．

D．The woman bought many books in order to be a learned person．

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1   at the answer. Thinking he had not made    2   understood or the girl had not   3   him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   4   the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   5   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   6  a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   7  understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   8  , people will feel proud and 9   when they are praised . So if someone says the   10   you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   11  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   12  being modest.
   13  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  14 . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   15   get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(赞扬). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.

  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．relaxed   D．frightened

2.                A．her            B．herself         C．himself   D．him

3.                A．when          B．which          C．what D．how

4.                A．accept         B．receive         C．refuse    D．disagree

5.                A．hardly          B．really          C．rarely    D．badly

6.                A．kind           B．modest         C．shy  D．confident

7.                A．think           B．say            C．ask  D．mean

8.                A．different from   B．as well as        C．instead of D．the same as

9.                A．Unless         B．Until           C．Whether  D．If

10.               A．expect to       B．fail to          C．succeed in     D．believe in