IlivewithmygrandmotherinaBeijingyardhouse.OnedaylastyearIwassurprisedtoseeabigforeignercomingoutofthehousenextdoortoours.Hewasverytallwithshortbrownhairandapairofglasses.ThefirsttimeIsawhimI
IlivewithmygrandmotherinaBeijingyardhouse.OnedaylastyearIwassurprisedtoseeabigforeignercomingoutofthehousenextdoortoours.Hewasverytallwithshortbrownhairandapairofglasses.
ThefirsttimeIsawhimIwastooshytospeaktohim.“MyEnglishistoopoor!”Ithought.Mygrandmothertoldmethathehadjustmovedintoouryard.“Idon’tlikeit!”shesaid.“Foreignersaren’tlikeus.Maybehe’llplayloudmusicandpartieseverynight!I’msurehe’sgoingtocausetrouble.”
SeveraldayslaterImettheforeignerasIwaswalkinghomeafterwork.“Hello!”hesaid(inChinese!).“Myname’sTony.I’vejustmovedintothehousenextdoortoyours.”WhileIwaswonderingwhattosayhecontinued“There’sanicebardowntheroad.Whydon’tyouandyourfamilycomeandhavedinnerwithme?”“Barsarebadplaces”saidmygrandmotherwhenItoldherbutwedecidedtogo.
ThebarwasnotatallwhatIhadexpected.ItwasinabeautifullittleyardhousewithseverallargebookshelvesandpicturesofTibetonthewalls.SeveralChinesepeopleandforeignersweresittingdrinkingorreadingbooks.InoticedthatsomeoftheforeignerswerespeakingChineseinalowvoicetoeachother!“Ohwhatacivilizedplace!”mygrandmotherexclaimed.
Thebarservedspecial“hutongpizzas”.AsweateTonytoldusabouthimself-heisanEnglishexpertinenvironment.Healwayslikestobequiet.Mygrandmothersaidtome“Hereallyseemslikeaveryniceyoungman.”
1.Whenthewriterfirstsawtheforeignersshe______.
A.wasfrightenedtohim
B.wantedtopracticeEnglishwithhim
C.felttooshytospeaktohim
D.hopedtoinvitetheforeignertothebar
2.Fromthesentence“Bararebadplaces”wecanknowthatthegrandmother______.
A.wasveryexcited
B.didn’tgotothebar
C.didn’tlikebars
D.wasangrywithTony
3.What’sthemeaningoftheword“civilized”inthepassage?
A.文明的
B.喧闹的
C.野蛮的
D.讨厌的
4.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisNottrue?
A.Tonymadealotofnoiseeverynight.
B.TonywasanEnglishexpertinenvironment.
C.ThereweresomeforeignersspeakingChineseinthebar.
D.Thegrandm