10．When I was sixteen years old，I made my first visit to the United States．It wasn't the first time I had been abroad．
Just （51）D most English children，I learnt French at school and I had often been to France，so I was used to speaking a foreign（52）H to the people who didn't understand English．But when I went to America，I was really （53）E having a nice holiday without any language problems．
How wrong I was!The misunderstanding （誤解） began at the airport．I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Tina a ring and tell her that I had arrived．A （54）B old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me．
"Yes，"I said．"I want to give my friend a ring．"
"Well，that's nice，"he said．"Are you getting married？But aren't you a bit young？"
"Who's talking about marriage？"I （55）A．"I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I have arrived．Can you tell me where there's a phone box？"
"Oh!"He said．"There is a phone downstairs．"
When at last we did meet up，Tina （56）C the misunderstanding to me．"Don't worry，"she said to me．"I had many difficulties at first．There are lots of words which the Americans use（57）I in meaning from the British．You will soon get used to all the funny things they say．But most of the time British and American people can understand（58）G．"
A．replied B．friendly C．explained D．like
E．looking forward to F．relationship G．each other
H．language I．differently |
