【TodaywehadanAmericanfamily,theRobinsons,forSundaydinner.Mr.Robinsonismymother'sco-worker.Mr.andMrs.Robinsonandtheirtwoyoung(36)___cameatabout6:00p.m.Mrs.RobinsongaveMumabunchoffreshflowers】
TodaywehadanAmericanfamily,theRobinsons,forSundaydinner. Mr. Robinsonismymother'sco-worker.
Mr. andMrs. Robinsonandtheirtwoyoung (36)___cameatabout6:00p.m. Mrs. RobinsongaveMumabunchoffreshflowers,(37)___color,freshnessandtheirgoodwill. Mumdidthe (38)___anditwaslefttoourselvestogettoknoweachother. ThetwogirlsJudyandAnnieandXiaoHonghad (39)___funwithourlittlecat.
Mrs. Robinsonismuch (40)___thanherhusband. TherewasamomentofembarrassmentwhenGrannyaskedabouther (41)___. Mumwasabouttoapologize (42)___ Mrs. Robinsonlaughedandsaiditwasquiteallrightandthatshehadbeenhere(43)___enoughtoknowitwastheChinesecustom. She(44)___toldusthatshewas32,thoughherhusbandis52.
Andofcoursetheyentirely (45)___thedinner. LikeaperfectChinesehostess,MumandespeciallyGranny(46)___stuffing(填) themwithfoodandurgingthemtoeatandtodrink,apologizingallthetimethatit'sahomelymeal.(47)___,Mrs. RobinsonsaidtoMum,"IntheWestanyhostesswouldbeproudofsuchafeastinsteadofapologizingforit,andwedon'turgethegueststoeatordrink.(48)___somanygoodthingsbeforeme,Icertainlydon'tneedanyurging. The (49)___
ishowtopreventmyselfovereating."Weall (50)___laughteratthat.
Whenthey (51)___toleave,theythankedusnotonlyfortheexcellentdinner,butforgivingthemsuchanice (52)___. Besides,theyinsistedongivingeveryoneofusahugandakiss,(53)___
didembarrassme. ButIthinkGrannywasreally (54)___whentheykissedher.
It'ssurprisinghowalittlegoodwillonbothsidescan (55)___languageandculturalbarriers.
36.A. sonsB.babiesC. daughtersD. friends37.A. bringingB. takingC. fetchingD. adding38.A. decorationB. directionC. introductionD. reception39.A. powerfulB. hopefulC. speechlessD. endless40