Nowadays, any traveler might be treated as a terrorist (恐怖分子) by the immigration (入境) officers in the USA.
We returned from Iraq and landed safely. My heart
16 when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer. My
17___, with his very American last name, had no trouble at all. In fact, I am
18____ American born and raised, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in
yet. The only reason was
19___ they thought my name looked like the one of
20___ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out
21___ Washington.
Time passed
22___ . One hour, one hour and a half…I could not wait any longer and
23___ my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening. An officer
24___ over. “No Phone!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them
25___.”
Oh, my God! I was just a university professor. I had no
26___ but to put my phone away. My husband and I were getting hungry and
27_____. I wanted to cry, to
28____ onto a chair and shout: “I am nothing but an American professor!”
After two hours in the back room, without explanation and
29____, I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n)
30_____ on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn’t
31____ with the
treatment. He also
32___ that nothing could stop it from happening again.
I shared my experience w
ith my friends and the
33____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.
Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so
34_____, like my father, I’ll keep the
35____.
| 小题1: | | A．ached | B．beat | C．sank | D．rose |
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| 小题2: | | A．son | B．daughter | C．friend | D．husband |
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| 小题3: | | A．still | B．also | C．already | D．never |
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| 小题4: | | A．that | B．because | C．why | D．whether |
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| 小题5: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．all |
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| 小题6: | A．with | B．to | C．through | D．of |
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| 小题7: | | A．quickly | B．carefully | C．dangerously | D．slowly |
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| 小题8: | | A．put | B．pulled | C．used | D．caught |
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| 小题9: | | A．went | B．came | C．cried | D．rushed |
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| 小题10: | | A．news | B．truth | C．information | D．reply |
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| 小题11: | | A．response | B．voice | C．choice | D．face |
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| 小题12: | | A．silent | B．tired | C．comfortable | D．clear |
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| 小题14: | | A．expressions | B．words | C．thanks | D．apologies |
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| 小题15: | | A．address | B．name | C．number | D．map |
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| 小题16: | | A．sad | B．disappointed | C．happy | D．angry |
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| 小题17: | | A．added | B．spoke | C．talked | D．argued |
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| 小题18: | | A．advice | B．result | C．way | D．agreement |
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| 小题20: | | A．experience | B．name | C．story | D．passport |
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yet. The only reason was 19___ they thought my name looked like the one of 20___ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out 21___ Washington.
treatment. He also 32___ that nothing could stop it from happening again.
ith my friends and the 33____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.