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When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to the United States.It wasn't the first time I had been abroad.Like most English children，I learned French at school and I had often been to France，so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English.But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport.I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived.A friendly 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 is talking about marriage？”I replied.“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived.Can you tell me where there's a phone box？”
“Oh！”he said.“There's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up，Danny explained 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 differently in meaning from us British.You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say.But most of the time British and American people can understand each other！”
【语篇解读】 作者在本文中讲述了自己第一次到美国时，因为英式英语和美式英语的不同而被人误解的事。
1．Where was the writer from?
A．He was from America. B．He was from France.
C．He was from England. D．He was from China.
解析：细节理解题。根据文中第一段的“Like most English children，I learned French at school and I had often been to France...”可知，作者来自英国。
答案：C
2．The writer thought________in America.
A．he wouldn't have any language difficulties
B．he would not understand the Americans
C．the Americans might not understand him
D．he would have difficulties at the airport
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.”可知，作者原以为在美国不会遇到语言麻烦。故选A。
答案：A
3．The writer wanted________．
A．to buy a ring for his friend
B．to make a call to his friend
C．to go to the telephone company
D．his friend to see him off
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived.”可知，作者是想给朋友打电话。
答案：B
4．From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring”________．
A．means the same in America as in England
B．means “call somebody” to the old man
C．means “be going to get married”
D．has different meanings in America and in England
解析：推理判断题。根据文中那位美国老人和作者的对话可知，本题答案为D。
答案：D
