When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It was not the fist time I had been___16___. Like most English children, I learn French___17___school and I had been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who did not understand English. But when I went to American I was looking forward to___18___ a nice easy holiday without any___19___ problems.

How wrong I was! The understanding began at the airport. I was looking for a___20___ telephone to give my American friend Danny a___21___ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked ___22___ he could help me.

“Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that is nice.” he exclaimed. “Are you getting___23___? But aren’t you a bit___24___?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I____25____ want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me____26____ there’s a phone box?”

“Oh,” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we____27____ meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me, “I had so ____28____ difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans____29____ differently in meaning from us Britain. You’ll soon get used ____30____ all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other.

16. A. out             B. away                C. outside             D. abroad

17. A. before          B. on                  C. at                  D. after

18. A. buying          B. having              C. giving              D. receiving

19. A. time            B. human               C. language            D. money

20. A. cheap           B. popular             C. public              D. good

21. A. letter          B. ring                C. news                D. good

22. A. that            B. if                  C. where               D. when

23. A. be marry        B. marry               C. for marry           D. married

24. A. beautiful       B. little              C. old                 D. young

25. A. very            B. just                C. just now            D. so

26. A. where           B. in which            C. over there          D. that

27. A. did             B. do                  C. could do            D. had

28. A. much            B. many                C. little              D. few

29. A. write           B. speak               C. use                 D. read

30. A. at              B. in                  C. on                  D. to

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