—That's good. We tried __________ any noise, for you were sleeping.
Many Chinese students don't pay much attention to (注意) spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice speaking English in class, but not out of class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the foreigner opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat, for he could not speak English. The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook (摇动) his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. He tried again and again, but he wasn't able to make the waiter understand him. Finally another man came in. He spoke English clearly and fluently. In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table before him.
So you can see a man will go hungry if he doesn't master (掌握) a foreign language.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。
-- I study working with a group.
He speaks in a low voice. It's hear him clearly.
—Sorry, I don't know.
—Well, you can ________ in the dictionary.
You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, studying here is really an eye—opening experience.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However, I didn't know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to a school in Connecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say "I am fine" when people say "How are you?" But in the Us, I found that people say "I am good" or "I am tired". One day, someone greeted me with "What's up?" It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn't know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures. To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or "whiter". I'm also surprised by how hard-working Us students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard. But here, a "good" student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented. I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
