【IleftmyhometowninLondonlastyearandnowIhaveenjoyedworkinginthissmallcityinChina.Learningaforeignlanguageopensyouuptothecultureandhistoryofacountry.Soinordertoknowmoreab】

　　IleftmyhometowninLondonlastyearandnowIhaveenjoyedworkinginthissmallcityinChina.Learningaforeignlanguageopensyouuptothecultureandhistoryofacountry.SoinordertoknowmoreaboutChinaIstartedtolearnChinese.

　　ButattimesIfoundmyselfinfunnysituations.WhenIgreetedstrangersinChinatheybegantotalkalotandveryfast.Theyaskedmequestionsabouteverything.ButallIcoulddowastolookatthemwithablankface.Ihadnoideawhattheyweretalkingabout.Weretheyjustbeingkindfunnyorimpolite?Manypeoplewanttomakefriendswithme.ButIamabitupsetwhenIfindoutthereasonwhytheyneedaforeignfriend.TheysaytheywanttopracticetheirEnglish.Idon’tneedfriendslikethis.Ilikefriendstosharemyfeelingsandideaswith.

　　HoweverthemoreChineseIlearnthemoresimilaritiesIfindithaswithEnglish.InEnglishthick-skinnedistodescribeapersonwhodoesn’tcareforcriticism(批评).IwassurprisedtofindthathoulianpiinChinesemeansthesame.Andbothlanguagessharesomecommonidioms(习语).Forexample“lookonwithfoldedarms”meansxiushoupangguanand“burntheboats”issimilartopofuchenzhou.

　　I’mstillonmyjourneytolearnChinese.Ibelievethatsometimesyouhavethemostfunonajourney.

　　( )1.Thewritercomesfrom.

　　A.theUK B.theUSA

　　C.Australia D.Canada

　　( )2.Theunderlinedword“similarities”means“”inChinese.

　　A.相似点 B.不同点

　　C.规律性 D.重要性

　　( )3.Athick-skinnedpersonmay.

　　A.beverystrongandseldomfallill

　　B.liketocriticizeothersfortheirmistakes

　　C.talkalotandspeakfast

　　D.feelOKwhenhe’scriticized