----.Let's continue the meeting when you come back.

A. Go ahead

B. It depends

C. Never mind

D. Forget it

二．完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面各题所给的选项中选出最佳答案,然后再整体读一次检验所选答案是否恰当。

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student," You speak very good English.” But the girl answered," No, no. My English is just so so". The foreigner was quite 16 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 17 understood or the girl had not 18 him clearly，he said," Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” 19 the girl still kept saying, "No. "In the end, the American boy could not understand and didn't know 20 to say.

What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't 21 a compliment(恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, "Thank you" instead of "No". She 22 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest(谦虚的). In the 23 ，people will feel proud and 24 when they are praised. So if someone says the 25 you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, " Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue(美德)and being proud is a bad thing. But in my opinion, being confident does not 26 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 27 being modest.

28 you are modest and say，"No, I’m afraid I can't do it well" while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say "No", you will certainly be looked down upon by 29 . When asking for a job, if one says something like" Yes, I can certainly do it" instead of" Let me have a try" , he or she will 30 to get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

16. A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened

17. A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves

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