When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been  36  . Like most English children I learned French  37  school and I had often been to France, so I  38  speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand  39 . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.

   42  wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a      43  telephone to give my American friend Danny a  44  and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked  45  he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s  46  , ” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting  47_? But aren’t you a bit _48__?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I __49_ want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me  50  there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we  51  meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many  52  at first. There are lots of words which the Americans  53  differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to  54  funny things they say. Most of the  55  British and American people understand each other!”

36. A .out                            B. away                        C. outside                     D. abroad

37. A . from                  B. during               C. at                            D. after

38. A. get used to          B. was used to              C. used to                     D. used

39. A. English        B. French                 C. Russian                    D. Latin

40. A. buying                B. having               C. giving               D. receiving

41. A. time                    B. human               C. language                   D. money

42. A. Too                    B. What a                     C. What                       D. How

43. A. cheap                 B. popular                     C. public               D. good

44. A. letter                   B. ring            C. news                       D. information

45. A. that                    B. if                      C. where               D. when

46. A. well                    B. over                         C. nice                         D. ring

47. A. to marry             B. to be married            C. marrying                  D. married

48. A. small                  B. little                         C. old                           D. young

49. A. very                   B. just                          C. just now                   D. so

50. A. where                 B. which               C. over where        D. that

51. A. did                     B. do                            C. can                          D. had

52. A. trouble                B. difficulties         C. things               D. fun

53. A. write                  B. speak                       C. use                          D. read

54. A. every                  B. each                         C. any                          D. all the

55. A. chance                B. situation                   C. condition                  D. time

Jack asked his mother ____.

   A. if she could tell him the time then     B. if could she tell him the time then

   C. that she could tell him the time now   D. that could she tell him the time now

The number of people invited ____ sixty, but a number of them ____ absengt for

   different reasons.

   A. was; was     B. was; were     C. were; were    D. were; was

---Have you decided when to leave for Shanghai?

---Yes, we ____ on Friday.

　 A. leave　　　 B. are leaving　 C. have left　　 D. leaves

It is said that the old coins ____ under the earth for over 500 years by the time they

   were discovered.

   A. were buried   B. had buried    C. buried        D. had been buried 

Only when I failed the test ____ that I should have worked harder.

   A. I realized        B. did I realize     C. I had realized     D. had I realized 

They were thirsty, so they went ____ something to drink.

   A. looked for   B. in search for   C. found    D. in search of

There is no doubt ____ we will win the match, with the best players and our experienced coach.

　 A. why　　　 B. which　　　 C. that　　　 D. when

 These plants are watered ____.

   A. each other day  B. every other day  C. each of two days  D. every of two days

Do you know when the next Olympic Games will ____?

    A. be taken place   B. be happened   C. be held    D. be started