One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the ____ of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no ____ differences between my home country and my ____. I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at ____ different the two countries could be.
The United States is ____ in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who ____ and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often ____ to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once ____ a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big ____ for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to ____ smaller differences like the culture of ____ in restaurants. In Australia we don't tend to give a tip ____ the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for ___ everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants ____ to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places ____ New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
___， I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to ____ true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone ___ to and fro, and very seldom takes time to ____ the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”—very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that ____ and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
| 小题1: | | A．heart | B．city | | C．center | D．suburbs |
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| 小题2: | | A．cultural | B．commercial | | C．economic | D．scientific |
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| 小题3: | | A．home town | B．departure | | C．location | D．destination |
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| 小题4: | | A．how | B．why | | C．however | D．where |
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| 小题5: | | A．big | B．modern | | C．small | D．fashionable |
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| 小题6: | | A．travel | B．survive | | C．live | D．serve |
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| 小题7: | | A．happened | B．seemed | | C．proved | D．managed |
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| 小题8: | | A．brought | B．ordered | | C．designed | D．fetched |
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| 小题9: | | A．laughter | B．pleasure | | C．shock | D．embarrassment |
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| 小题10: | | A．prefer | B．notice | | C．tell | D．appreciate |
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| 小题11: | | A．serving | B．tipping | | C．donating | D．toasting |
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| 小题12: | | A．unless | B．if | | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题13: | | A．rarely | B．mostly | | C．almost | D．hardly |
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| 小题14: | | A．try | B．wait | | C．think | D．expect |
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| 小题16: | | A．So | B．Therefore | | C．However | D．But |
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| 小题17: | | A．come | B．become | | C．turn | D．get |
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| 小题18: | | A．walks | B．drives | | C．wanders | D．rushes |
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| 小题19: | | A．depend on | B．reflect on | | C．spy on | D．watch on |
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| 小题20: | | A．experience | B．job | | C．challenge | D．business |
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