D．He/She played with an elephant seal.

　　7．The author most probably considered his/her trip to be ________.

　　A．disappointing B．relaxing

　　C．boring D．amazing

　　C

　　I moved to the US from Germany a few years ago. As a woman, I really love my life here. And here are some reasons.

　　Although I love my home country, I can't help but notice how friendly and helpful people in America are wherever you are. You get compliments (赞扬) from total strangers, and people offer their help if they think you might need it and they go out of their way to make sure your kids are comfortable and have fun. There are people like that in Germany too, but just not as many as in the US.

　　Compared with Germany, it's easier to land a job in America, just based on the fact that there's an opportunity on every corner. You shouldn't be too picky though and you can change your expectations if necessary. You can get a job pretty fast. It's also more likely that hard work is going to be rewarded by either a promotion (晋升) or a pay raise. A great job performance and good work ethic surely pay off.

　　There's a good reason why only 39% of Americans have a passport. This country is so large and comes with so many attractions and places to see - enough for a life time. Americans don't have to leave their country to enjoy beautiful beaches, mountains or landmarks. They have them all here and they can travel there in their own car or hop on the plane by just showing their driver's license as a form of photo ID. So why bother paying for a passport that just needs to be renewed all the time?

　　America is still the Melting Pot of the World. The fact that English is the world's most widely used language makes it easy to get to know people from many different cultures and backgrounds. Also, they all went through a similar immigration (移民) process, so you have something in common right from the start. This is a great conversation starter.

　　8．After coming to the US, the author found that ________.

　　A．she was in need of a lot of help

　　B．people around her were friendly

　　C．she no longer loved her own country

　　D．she started giving others compliments

9．Which of the following statements would the author probably agree with?