My name is Madoka Ozawa．I am a student in Kagoshima City，Japan．I am looking for pen pals from other countries．I want to learn about different cultures and make more friends．My E-mail address is whiteriver920@yahoo.co.jp	I'm Brain．My class is learning about different parts of the world．I suggested to our teacher that we get pen pals! He said yes! Now I'm looking for pen pals from other parts of the world!（not from the USA） E-mail：Natshorses12@aol.com
I'm 12 years old．My classmates call me Tony．I hope to start exchanging letters with pen pals as soon as possible．I live in Washington，America． E-mail：NaoEM@aol.com	My name is Craig Herrmann．I'm an English teacher in Italy，where English is our second language in our school．I would like to find pen pals whose first language is English for my students．Please send me an e-mail if you are interested． E-mail：OstedCraig@hotmail.com

1．The people mentioned in the table ________．

A．want to learn English                                 B．a(chǎn)re all students

C．a(chǎn)re looking for pen pals

2．Craig is ________．

A．a(chǎn) teacher              B．a(chǎn) student              C．a(chǎn) Japanese

3．Madoka Ozawa lives in ________．

A．Asia                    B．America               C．Europe

4．Brian can become the pen pal with ________．

A．Craig                   B．Tony                   C．Madoka Ozawa

5．If you want to make friends with Tony，you can send an e-mail to ________．

A．Natshorses12@aol.com                               B．NaoEM@aol.com

C．whiteriver920@yahoo.co.jp

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(曬黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.  In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
【小題1】 What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?

A．困惑

B．憧憬

C．悲痛

D．后悔

【小題2】A good US student spends his / her time ______ .

A．only in doing homework

B．on studies, sports or music and public work

C．only in working for the public

D．only on sports or music

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．The writer is now in US.

B．American girls love to have white skin.

C．US students are talented and hard working.

D．The writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano.