other persons about it.Instead，I will talk to the person directly.

　　A very good example of this comes from my first year of teaching in China.I knew I did not have a lot of teaching experience，so I asked the other teachers if I made some mistakes and what I should do to improve myself.However，every time I asked them，they said，"Oh，you do a wonderful job." But a few months later，I got a letter saying that my teaching was not good enough and I would no longer be able to teach at the school.I was so surprised that I didn't know how to deal with it.

　　As for the cultural differences，I have another thing to say.Chinese people may be surprised to know the fact that westerners don't stop to shake hands and talk with each other when they meet in the street.They just say hello and then walk away.In China，every time I go out，people ask me，"Where are you going？" I am really tired of this.

　　(A)21.The underlined word "conflicts" in the passage means "________" in Chinese.

　　A．冲突　　　　　　　B．称赞

　　C．胆小 D．谦虚

　　(C)22.In the US，if a man does something wrong，Jane usually ________．

　　A．talks about it with other people

　　B．hides it and acts likes nothing happens

　　C．talks about it directly with the man

　　D．asks others to talk with the man

　　(B)23.Jane had ________ when she stayed in China for the first year.

　　A．good pay

　　B．a hard time

　　C．a great experience

　　D．a good time

　　(C)24.The passage is mainly about ________．

　　A．how the Chinese should help foreigners

　　B．the reason why Chinese people and the Americans should get on well with each other

　　C．the differences between Chinese culture and Western culture

　　D．what Chinese people are supposed to do when they meet westerners in the street

　　(D)25.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Jane has been teaching in China for more than three years.

　　B．Jane doesn't want Chinese people to point out her mistakes.

　　C．Jane is a teacher with a lot of experience.

　　D．Jane feels uncomfortable when people ask her where she is going.

　　Ⅵ.语法填空。

　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式(每空不多于3个单词)。

　　You don't need to speak French to understand the Parisians(people living in Paris)．You __26__ need to know how to make gestures(手势)．A new guide has come out by French tourism(旅游业) officials.It is to help foreign __27__(visitor) understand the Parisians with a list of common gestures like "__28__ up" and "Wait a minute"．These gestures are easy and vivid(生动的)．"If you use them in Paris，people will start to mistake you for a native，" __29__(say) the online guide at www.cestsoparis.com.

Some of the city's __30__(polite) native people in Paris have been a headache for the tourism authorities(旅游当局) for a long time.They have made an __31__ to ask the Parisians to be friendlier to foreigners.At the same