Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it
necessary to practice 36 English in class, but
not 37 class. Here is a story to show you 38
important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday
life.
A foreigner once 39
hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table.
When the waiter came, he 40 his mouth, put his
fingers into it and took them out again in order to 41 that
he wanted something 42 because he could not
speak English. The waiter soon 43 him a cup of
tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took 44 the
tea and gave him a cup of coffee. Still the man didn’t
45 what he wanted. He tried again and again, but
he wasn’t able to make the waiter 46
him. Finally 47 man came in. He spoke
English 48 and fluently. After a few minutes,
there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of 49
.
So you see a man can go hungry if
he 50 master(掌握)a foreign language.
1.A. speak B.
speaking C.
to speak
2. A. outsider B.
out C.
out of
3. A. how B.
how an C.
what an
4. A. get B.
gets C.
got
5.A. open B.
opened C.
opens
6. A. express B.
expressed C.
expressing
7.A. eats B.
eating C.
to eat
8.A. took B.
brought C.
bought
9.A. away B.
out of C.
down
10.A. make B.
give C.
get
11. A. understand B.
understood C.
be understood
12.A. other B.
the other C.
another
13.A. clean B.
clear C.
clearly
14.A. he B.
him C.
his
15.A. doesn’t B.
won’t C.
isn’t