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| I was born in Rockville, Maryland into an immigrant (移民的) family that came to America from Mainland China in the 1940's. Last summer, I was in Beijing to work at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. For 20 years I was regarded as Chinese or Asian in America. So answering the question "Where are you from?" in China with "United States" was a little uncomfortable, sometimes for both sides. Some co-workers were surprised at my use of chopsticks and my taste for Chinese food, as if being "American" could only mean eating at McDonald's. Luckily, I was not always looked on as an American. One afternoon, I took a bus back to my apartment. A local (当地人) was talking with a white American in English. When the American got up at his stop, I took his seat and heard the local's conversation with a friend sitting on the other side of her. The local told her friend she often talked with foreigners and that was the best way to learn spoken English. Meanwhile, I sat there and wanted to tell her that an American was still next to her. Then I received a call from a friend about meeting up to watch Peking Opera the next day. When I hung up my cellphone, the woman sitting next to me asked for how long I had been learning English in order to speak it that well. She was a bit disappointed at my answer that I was born in the US, but the question led to an interesting conversation on language learning. |
| 1.Why did the author come to China last year? |
| A. To learn Chinese. B. To do a job in China. C. To learn more about China. D. To help Chinese learn English. |
| 2. From the second paragraph we can learn that the author _____. |
| A. liked McDonald's food B. knew some Chinese culture C. didn't like the life in China D. didn't come from the US |
| 3. The local talked with the white American mainly to _____. |
| A. spread Western culture B. discuss how to learn Chinese C. ask how to go somewhere D. practice spoken English |
| 4. When the author was telephoning, the local thought he was _____. |
| A. a Chinese who spoke English well B. an American who worked in China C. a Japanese who could speak English D. a local who liked Peking Opera |
| 5. Which of the following would be the best title of the text? |
| A. Why do I love Beijing so much? B. More American than Americans C. A Chinese-American in China D. Is English the global language? |