【完形填空InthecityofFujisawaJapanlivesawomannamedAtsukoSaeki.Whenshewasateenagershe1ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.Mostofwhatshe2aboutAmericanlifewaswhatshehadreadintextbooks.“】
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InthecityofFujisawaJapanlivesawomannamedAtsukoSaeki.Whenshewasateenagershe1ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.Mostofwhatshe2aboutAmericanlifewaswhatshehadreadintextbooks.“Ihada3ofthedaddysittinginthelivingroomthemommybakingcookiesandtheirteen-agedaughterofftothemovieswithherboyfriend.“
AtsukoarrangedtoattendcollegeinCalifornia.Whenshearrivedhoweveritwasnotthedreamworldshehad4“Peoplewerestrugglingwithproblemsandoftenseemedtense”shesaid.“Ifeltveryalone.”
Oneofherhardestclasseswasphysicaleducation.“Weplaythevolleyball”shesaid.“Theotherstudentswere5atitbutIwasn't.”
OneafternoontheinstructorassignedAtsukotohittheballtoherteammatessotheycould6itoverthenet.NobigdealformostpeoplebutitterrifiedAtsuko.Shefearedhumiliationifshefailed.
Ayoungmanonherteamsensedwhatshewasgoingthrough.Hewalkeduptoherandwhispered.“Comeon.Youcandothat.”
“Youwillneverunderstandhowthosewordsofencouragementmademefeel.Fourwords:Youcandothat.Ifeltlikecryingwithhappiness.”
Shemadeitthroughtheclass.Perhapsshe7theyoungmansheisnotsure.
Sixyearshavepassed.Atsukois32yearsoldandbackinJapanworkingasasalesclerk.“Ihave8forgottentheword”shesaid.“WhenthingsarenotgoingsowellIthinkofthem.”
Sheissuretheyoungmanhadnoideahowmuchhiskindness9toher.“Heprobablydoesn'tevenrememberit”shesaid.
Whatmaybethelesson?Wheneveryousaysomethingtoaperson-cruelorkind-youhavenoideahowlongthewordswillstick.
SheisallthewayoverinJapan.Butstillshe10thosefoursimplewords:Youcandothat.
1.
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A.spoke
B.made
C.dreamed
D.heard
2.
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A.asked
B.threw
C.thought
D.knew
3.
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A.picture
B.book
C.story
D.piece
4.
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A.done
B.imagined
C.lived
D.seen
5.
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A.interested
B.looking
C.ready
D.good