题目内容：

Born in America, I spoke English ,not Chinese , the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese _______ at my face , but I pushed them_______ . My mom believed I would learn_______ I was ready. But the_______ never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was_______ at him , confused , scratching my head . “Still can’t speak Chinese? ” He_______ me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

“Hey, this is America , not China. I’ll get some_______ with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for_______ . “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill . I _______ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish ______ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fish man. But he______ my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased _____ their impatience. With every _____ , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— ______ me to cry out . “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned_______ and I ran back home ______ , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at______ . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish_______ , but , in the end, the joke is on _______ . Every laugh is a culture_______ ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

1.A. custom    B. games    C. characters    D. language

2.A. ahead    B. around    C. along    D. aside

3.A. when    B. before    C. unless    D. until

4.A. success    B. study    C. time    D. attempt

5.A. aiming    B. joking    C. nodding    D. staring

6.A. cared about    B. laughed at    C. argued with    D. asked after

7.A. right now    B. from now    C. at times    D. in time

8.A. decision    B. permission    C. information    D. preparation

9.A. repeated    B. reviewed    C. spelled    D. kept

10.A. farm    B. stand    C. pond    D. market

11.A. guessed    B. forget    C. doubted    D. ignored

12.A. by    B. as    C. with    D. from

13.A. second    B. effort    C. desire    D. movement

14.A. forcing    B. allowing    C. persuading    D. leading

15.A. bright    B. blank    C. pale    D. red

16.A. open-mouthed    B. tongue-tied    C. empty-handed    D. broken-hearted

17.A. service    B. home    C. risk    D. root

18.A. trade    B. deed    C. challenge    D. incident

19.A. it    B. us    C. me    D. them

20.A. thrown    B. lost    C. divided    D. reflected