阅读下面的短文,从短文后所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl 41 , “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite 42 at the answer. Thinking maybe the girl had not 43 him clearly, he said, “Yes, I mean you speak very well.” 44 the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 45 to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 46 a compliment(恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 47 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest(谦虚的). In the 48 , people will feel proud(自豪的) and 49 when they are praised(被表扬). So if someone says the 50 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(自信的) does not 51 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 52 being modest.
53 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(被瞧不起) by 54 . 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 expect to get it. So in the west, you should be 55 to show your self-confidence.
41.A.cried B.laughed C.shouted D.answered
42.A.excited B.surprised C.relaxed D.angry
43.A.heard B.watched C.listened D.looked at
44.A.Though B.Although C.Or D.But
45.A.when B.which C.what D.how
46.A.receive B.accept C.refuse D.disagree
47.A.normally B.really C.usually D.badly
48.A.east B.south C.west D.north
49.A.helpful B.modest C.sad D.confident
50.A.dishes B.cups C.glasses D.bowls
51.A.think B.say C.ask D.mean
52.A.as soon as B.as well as C.instead of D.even if
53.A.Unless B.Until C.Whether D.If
54.A.another B.the other C.the others D.others
55.A.brave B.shy C.outgoing D.Strong
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