| You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience study here. In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn't know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Conmecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say,"I am fine." when people say "How are you?" But in the US, I found that people say, "I am good." or "I'm tired." One day, someone greeted me with "What's up?" It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn't know what to say. Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures. To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or "whiter." I also surprised by how hard-working.US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that' it. But here, a "good" student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music. The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports. |
| 1. According to the writer, textbook English is _____ everyday English. |
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| A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult than |
| 2. What does the word "tan" in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese? |
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| A. 晒黑 B. 晒白 C. 能量 |
| 3. A good US student spends his/her time _____. |
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| A. only in doing homework B. only on sports or music C. on studies, sports or music and public work |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true? |
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| A. The writer is now in US. B. American girls love to have white skin. C.US students are talented and hard-working. |
| 5. Which is the best title for the passage? |
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| A. My Own Travel in the US B. My Studying in the US C. My Opinion about the US |