【WhenIwassixteenyearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostEnglishchildren,IlearnedFrenchatschool.AndIhadoftenbeentoFrance,soIwasusedto(习惯于)speakingaforeignla】

　　WhenIwassixteenyearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostEnglishchildren,IlearnedFrenchatschool.AndIhadoftenbeentoFrance,soIwasusedto(习惯于)speakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn'tunderstandFrench.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblem.

　　HowwrongIwas!Themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannyacallandtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpme.

　　　"Yes",Isaid,"Iwanttogivemyfriendaring."

　　　"Well,that'snice,"hesaid,"Areyougettingmarried?Butaren'tyouabityoung?"

　　"Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?"Ireplied."IonlywanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI've

　　arrived.Canyoutellmewherethereisaphonebox?"

　　"Oh,"hesaid,"Thereisaphonedownstairs."

　　Whenatlastwemet,Dannyexplainedthemisunderstandingtome.

　　"Don'tworry,"hesaidtome."Ihadsomanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichAmericanusedifferentlyinmeaningfromBritish.You'llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.Mostofthetime,BritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!"

　　61.Wherewasthewriterfrom?Hewasfrom________.

　　A.America　B.France　C.England　D.anothercountry

　　　62.Thewriterthought________inAmerica.

　　A.hewouldn'thaveanylanguagedifficulties

　　B.hewouldnotunderstandtheAmericans

　　C.theAmericansmightnotunderstandhim

　　D.hewouldhavedifficultyattheairport

　　63.Thewriterwantedto________.

　　　A.buyaringforhisfriend

　　B.makeacalltohisfriend

　　C.gotothetelephonecompany

　　D.seehisfriendoff

　　64.Fromthepassagewecanseethat"givesomebodyaring"________.

　　A.meansthesameinAmericaasinEngland

　　B.means"callsomebody"totheoldman

　　C.hastwodifferentmeanings

　　D.means"begoingtogetmarried"inEngland

　　65.Inthelastparagraphtheword"they"refersto________.

　　A.theoldmanandtheboy