My fingers were injured so my sister wrote the letter（）me.

1.A.sends B.sending C.sent D.send

2.A.off B.in C.on D.at

3.A.make B.makes C.making D.made

4.A.to mix B.mixing C.mixed D.mix

5.A.covered B.to cover C.cover D.covering

6.A.up B.over C.down D.on

7.A.what B.when C.where D.how

8.A.let B.made C.had D.took

9.A.over B.at C.on D.with

10.A.to B.when C.until D.than

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 fingers outside her woolen mittens were numb ______ the cold.

A: in

B: on

C: at

D: with

se,these are not16 flowers. But in the cold of17these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us. They are made of paper by my18 ,who is now aged 70. With a few cuts,she 19 a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art.When my grandma was young ,she was considered clumsy(笨拙的) in the 20 But on a cold winter night ,she saw some beautiful red paper21 on her new neighbor's windows. She was so interested in it and decided to22 from her neighbor. Tons of paper wus wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she 23 practicing. It took 10 years 24 my grandma could make paper art sillfully(熟地)，The red flowers,blooming like burning fire, light up her world. Now ,everyone inthe vllage 25 her. My grandma's story has shown me what it takes to realize one's dream.

16. A. nice B. real C. full D. sweet

17. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

18. A. sister B. aunt C. mother D. grandma

19. A. changes B. spreads- C. places D. burns

20. A. city B. townC. villageD. block

21. A. artB. moneyC. wallsD. books

22. A. buyB. stealC. learnD. borrow

23. A. ended upB. kept onC. put offD. thought about

24. A. beforeB. afterC. whileD. since

25. A. servesB. pardorsC. respectsD. warns

My fingers ________ almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms.

A retained

B lingered

C dwelled

D resided

A.addicted

B.stabbed

C.stained

D.radiated

A、crossing my fingers so that you can have fun

B、hoping you can see my crossed fingers

C、showing you my crossed fingers

D、hoping strongly for the best

Raju and His Father's Shop

My mother told me a story every evening while we waited for father to close the shop and come home. The shop remained open till midnight. Bullock-carts in long caravans arrived late in the evening from distant villages, loaded with coconut, rice, and other commodities for the market. The animals were unyoked under the big tamarind tree for the night, and the cartmen drifted in twos and threes to the shop, for a chat or to ask for things to eat or smoke. How my father loved to discuss with them the price of grain, rainfall, harvest, and the state of irrigation channels. Or they talked about old litigations. One heard repeated references to magistrates, affidavits, witnesses in the case, and appeals, punctuated with roars of laughter—possibly the memory of some absurd legality or loophole tickled them.

My father ignored food and sleep when he had company. My mother sent me out several times to see if he could be. made to turn in. He was a man of uncertain temper and one could not really guess how he would react to interruptions, and so my mother coached me to go up, watch his mood, and gently remind him of food and home. I stood under the shop-awning, coughing and clearing my throat, hoping to catch his eye. But the talk was all-absorbing and he would not glance in my direction, and I got absorbed in their talk, although I did not understand a word of it.

After a while my mother's voice came gently on the night air, calling, "Raju, Raju," and my father interrupted his activities to look at me and say, "Tell your mother not to wait for me. Tell her to place a handful of rice and buttermilk in a bowl, with just, one piece of lime pickle, and keep it in the oven for me. I'll come in later." It was almost a formula with him five days in a week. He always added, "Not that I'm really hungry tonight." And then I believe he went on to discuss health problems with his cronies.

But I didn't stop to hear further. I made a quick dash back home. There was a dark patch between the light from the shop and the dim lantern shedding its light on our threshold, a matter of about the yards, I suppose, but the passage through it gave me a cold sweat. I expected wild animals and supernatural creatures to emerge and grab mc. My mother waited on the doorstep to receive me and said, "Not hungry, I suppose! That'll give him an excuse to talk to the village folk all night, and then come in for an hour's sleep and get up with the crowing of that foolish cock somewhere. He will spoil his health."

I followed her into the kitchen. She placed my plate and hers side by side on the floor, drew the rice-pot within reach, and served me and herself simultaneously, and we finished our dinner by the sooty tin lamp, stuck on a nail in the wall. She unrolled a mat for me in the front room, and I lay down to sleep. She sat at my side, awaiting father's return. Her presence gave me a feeling of inexplicable coziness. I felt I ought to put her proximity to good use, and complained, "Something is bothering my hair," and she ran her fingers through my hair, and scratched the nape of my neck. And then I commanded, "A story."

Immediately she began, "Once upon a time there was a man called Devaka..." I heard his name mentioned almost every night. He was a hero, saint, or something of the kind. I never learned fully what he did or why, sleep overcoming me before my mother was through even the preamble.

Which of the following was NOT what we can infer from the conversation between Father and the cartmen？

A．Sometimes during lawsuits, one side or the other tricked the law, probably by finding faults in the legal code which were favorable to themselves.

B．There were times when the courts came to foolish decisions.

C．Matters related to fanning were of great interest to them.

D．The magistrates were ludicrous.

Read the following paragraph and select the irrelevant sentence.

Physical gestures and body language have different meanings in different cultures, and misunderstanding these signals can sometimes be embarrassing.So we must learn how to tolerate.Although I had spent a lot of time among non-Americans, I had never realized what this could mean in practical terms.I had an experience that taught me well, however.Some years ago, I organized and accompanied a small group of visiting foreign students to New York for four days of sightseeing by bus.Because these students were rather young, and because New York was such an overwhelming city, I was constantly counting heads to be sure we hadn't lost anyone.In the USA , it is very common to count people or things by pointing the index finger and, of course, I used this method.One young man became extremely quiet and pensive, and I thought that perhaps he wasn't enjoying himself.When I asked him what the matter was, he replied, In my country, we count people with our eyes.We use our fingers to count pigs.

A.Physical gestures and body language have different meanings in different cultures, and misunderstanding these signals can sometimes be embarrassing

B.So we must learn how to tolerate

C.Although I had spent a lot of time among non-Americans, I had never realized what this could mean in practical terms

D.I had an experience that taught me well, however

A.Learn your lesson

B.bit your tongue

C.eat your words

D.cross your fingers