After his journey from abroad，Richard Jones returned home，　　　　 .

A.exhausting　　　　　　 B.exhausted?　　　

C.being exhausted　 D.having exhausted

It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they __ for me.

　　 A. had done　　 B. did　　　 C. would do　　　 D. were doing

Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself 　1 to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the 　2 books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would 　3 over the visitor's leaving and make them feel they would be welcome to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband's kindness.

Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that 　4 relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.

5 for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a 　foreigner, I'm not expected to observe or even know all the rules, I've had to learn the expressions of politeness and 　6 at a leaving-taking.

The Chinese feel they 　7 see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the nearest bus stop. I've sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, 8 he's gone to the bus stop and waited for the bus to arrive.

That's very well, but when I'm the guest being seen off, my protests are always 　9 . My hostess or host, or both, insists on 　10 me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the “Don't 　11 to see me off at the every landing”. If I try to go fast to 　12 them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable (不可避免的).

Besides, that’s going against Chinese 　13 , because haste (doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you 　14 someone？Not “farewell or Godspeed (祝福)”, but “Go slowly”. To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your 15 ”,or some such caution, but translated literally it means “Go slowly.”

1. A. easy　 B. difficult　　　 　 C. unable　　 　 D. effective

2.A.useful 　 B. terrible　　　 C. priceless 　 D. proper

3.A.smooth　 B. talk　　　　 C. calm　　　 　 D. take

4.A.speeded　　 B. broke　　　　 C. destroyed　 　 D. eased

5.A.Parting　　 B. Leaving　　　 C. Separating D. Interviewing

6.A.protest　　 B. refuse　　　 C. explain　 D. state

7.A.can　　　　 B. will　　　　 　 C. may　　　 D. must

8.A.although　　 B. unless　　　 C. if　　　　　　 D. since

9.A.effective　 B. unnecessary C. useless　 D. troublesome

10.A.leading　　 B. seeing　　　 C. inviting　　　 D. pushing

11.A.trouble　　 B. have　　　 　 C. decide　　　　 D. walk

12.A.protect　　 B. keep　　　 　 C. discourage　　 D. dismiss

13.A.rule　　　 B. custom　　 　 C. design　　　　 D. opinion

14.A.meet with　 B. talk with　　 C. part from　　 D. call on

15.A.foot　　　 B. health　　　 C. shoe　　　　　 D. step

____ came that our team won.

A. Words　　　　 B. An word　　　　 C. Word　　　　　　　 D. Message

It was during the1950s that the friendship between my father and your father reached ____ higher point.

A. their　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　 C. its　 　　　　　　D. a