Born in America，I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors.When I was three，my parents flashed cards with Chinese ___

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Born in America，I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors.When I was three，my parents flashed cards with Chinese ____ at my face，but I pushed them ____.My mom believed I would learn ___ I was ready.But the ____ never came.

On a Chinese New Year's Eve，my uncle spoke to me in Chinese，but all I could do was ____ at him，confused，scratching my head.“ Still can't speak Chinese？”He____ me，“You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey，this is America，not China.I'll get some ____ with or without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for ____.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish，Xin Xian Yu，”she said，handing over a $20 bill.I ____ the words，running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish ____ surrounded in a sea of customers.“I'd like to buy some fresh fish，”I shouted to the fishman.But he ____ my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased ____ their impatience.With every ____，the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—____ me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng，”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned ____ and I ran back home ____，except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry？They're Chinese.I'm Chinese. I should feel right at ____.Instead，I was the joke，a disgrace(丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes，I laugh at my fish ____，but，in the end.the joke is on ____.Every laugh is a culture ____；every laugh is my heritage(传统)fading away.

小题1:

A．custom

B．games

C．characters

D．language

小题2:

A．ahead

B．around

C．along

D．aside

小题3:

A．when

B．before

C．unless

D．until

小题4:

A．success

B．study

C．time

D．attempt

小题5:

A．aim

B．joke

C．nod

D．stare

小题6:

A．cared about	B．laughed at
C．argued with	D．asked after

小题7:

A．right now	B．from now
C．at times	D．in time

小题8:

A．decision	B．permission
C．information	D．preparation

小题9:

A．repeated

B．reviewed

C．spelled

D．kept

小题10:

A．farm

B．stand

C．pond

D．market

小题11:

A．guessed

B．forgot

C．doubted

D．ignored

小题12:

A．by

B．as

C．with

D．from

小题13:

A．second

B．effort

C．desire

D．movement

小题14:

A．forcing	B．allowing
C．persuading	D．leading

小题15:

A．bright

B．blank

C．pale

D．red

小题16:

A．thrown

B．lost

C．divided

D．reflected

小题17:

A．service

B．home

C．risk

D．root

小题18:

A．trade

B．deed

C．challenge

D．incident

小题19:

A．it

B．us

C．me

D．them

小题20:

A．openmouthed	B．tonguetied
C．emptyhanded	D．brokenhearted

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