I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very
and it was snowing, but I was too excited to
_. From the airport, my friend and I
a taxi to my
. On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the
_time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made
. Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and
to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a
near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single
of English, I couldn’t tell the
what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some
, but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was
. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway
I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I
to walk around the city. I wanted to see
_on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I
to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay
and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of
and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to
English.
| 小题1: | | A．hot | B． warm | C． cold | D． cool |
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| 小题2: | | A．look | B． listen | C． enjoy | D． mind |
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| 小题3: | | A．sat | B． took | C． rode | D． used |
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| 小题4: | | A．home | B． hotel | C． office | D． school |
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| 小题5: | | A．first | B． one | C． last | D． only |
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| 小题6: | | A．satellites | B． lakes | C． beauty | D． parks |
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| 小题7: | | A．advised | B． liked | C． promised | D． hoped |
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| 小题8: | | A．Before long | B． Shortly after | C． Soon | D． Then |
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| 小题9: | | A．restaurant | B． shop | C． supermarket | D． pub |
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| 小题10: | | A．letter | B． word | C． sentence | D． phrase |
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| 小题11: | | A．boss | B． cook | C． waiter | D． waitress |
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| 小题12: | | A．voices | B． suggestions | C． sounds | D． gestures |
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| 小题13: | | A．looking | B． ordering | C． picking | D． eating |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B． when | C． before | D． after |
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| 小题15: | | A．tried | B． stopped | C． decided | D． continued |
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| 小题16: | | A．anything | B． everything | C． something | D． some things |
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| 小题17: | | A．came | B． went | C． returned | D． arrived |
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| 小题18: | | A．asleep | B． awake | C． afraid | D． alive |
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| 小题19: | | A．noise | B． voices | C． streets | D． places |
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| 小题20: | | A．say | B． talk | C． speak | D． tell |
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