As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this
1 ----One begins to look at people very
2 and he no longer puts others
3 in order to feel good about himself.
Living in China
4 me with many wonderful opportunities to put this theory (理论) into practice, China is quite
5 and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to
6 a lot about the culture and about where many of their
7 came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and
8 from them.
I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I
9 to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English
10 the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian.
11 “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else.
12 I decided to smile at my every attempt（尝试) to
13 and ask for information that would
14 me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my
15 were met with more smiles. I learned that
16 is to be found everywhere even
17 I cannot communicate, and that people will
18 depending on what I give.
Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most
19 people. You will be surprised at what they can
20 you!
| 小题1: | | A．principle | B．plan | C．strength | D．reason |
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| 小题2: | | A．excitedly | B．doubtfully | C．anxiously | D．differently |
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| 小题4: | | A．helps | B．compares | C．impresses | D．provides |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．modern | C．beautiful | D．powerful |
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| 小题6: | | A．ignore | B．forget | C．understand | D．create |
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| 小题7: | | A．names | B．habits | C．behaviors | D．beliefs |
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| 小题8: | | A．escape | B．suffer | C．hear | D．learn |
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| 小题9: | | A．needed | B．refused | C．managed | D．failed |
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| 小题10: | | A．heaving for | B．setting up | C．looking for | D．pointing to |
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| 小题11: | | A．Except for | B．As for | C．According to | D．Instead of |
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| 小题13: | | A．relax | B．command | C．explain | D．discuss |
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| 小题14: | | A．force | B．lead | C．transport | D．follow |
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| 小题15: | | A．thanks | B．signs | C．questions | D．smiles |
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| 小题16: | | A．illness | B．weakness | C．kindness | D．happiness |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．when | C．because | D．after |
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| 小题18: | | A．react | B．gain | C．doubt | D．benefit |
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| 小题19: | | A．famous | B．useful | C．unexpected | D．familiar |
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| 小题20: | | A．charge | B．teach | C．lend | D．require |
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