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When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always 21   elders. Unluckily, this rule   22   my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a 23   in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so   24  . I told her that I had   25   they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great 26  . My manager, who happened to  27  what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about   28  sensitive Americans are and how they dislike the description “  29  ”. I then walked back to the table and  30   to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by   31  differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are   32   of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such  33   have the most knowledge and experience.  34   people always respect older people   35  they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a  36  since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or  37  the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from  38   old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had  39   to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear. After that, I changed the   40   I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words. 21.  A. respect       B. avoid            C. obey          D. refuse   22.  A. stuck to       B. led to            C. switched to    D. turned to   23.  A. customer      B. boss            C. builder        D. waiter           24.  A. slowly         B. coldly           C. quickly        D. warmly          25.  A. heard of       B. made sure       C. learned from   D. given up  26.  A. happiness     B. belief            C. doubt         D. displeasure 27.  A. know         B. hear             C. tell            D. like             28.  A. so            B. such             C. how          D. what   29.  A. young         B. old              C. fat            D. thin   30.  A. showed        B. sang            C. apologized     D. said   31.  A. physical       B. cultural           C. mental         D. understanding   32.  A. disappointed   B. sad              C. moved         D. proud 33.  A. an age        B. a height           C. a weight       D. a position       34.  A. Old           B. Rich              C. Young         D. Poor   35.  A. why           B. who              C. how           D. because  36.  A. problem       B. question          C. chance         D. way   37.  A. what          B. /                 C. which           D. that 38.  A. hating         B. growing           C. wanting         D. feeling 39.  A. managed      B. tried              C. failed           D. wanted   40.  A. mind         B. plan                C. way            D. idea   答案：ABDCB    DBCBC  BDACD  ADBCC

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