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考点跟踪突破 19 九年级 Units 9 ～10 一、完形填空。 ( 2016 ，龙东改编 ) In our country we think being modest ( 谦虚的 ) is a virtue ( 美德 ) and being proud is a bad thing. One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student ，“You speak very good English. ”But the girl answered ，“No, no. My English is very poor. ” The foreigner was quite __ 1__ at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him __2__. He said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well. ” __3__ the girl still kept saying, “No. ”In the end the American boy could not understand and didnt know __4__ to say. Whats wrong with the girls answer? She didnt __5__ a compliment ( 恭维 ) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer “Thank you ”instead of “No”. She __6__ understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the __7__ ， people will feel __8__ and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the __9__ you have cooked are very delicious, you should say “Thank you ”． If you are modest and say ，“No, Im __ 10__ I cant do it well ” ， while working in a western country, people may think that you really can not do it. If you often say, “No”， youll certainly be looked down upon by __11__ ．When asking __ 12__ a job, if one says something like, “Yes, I can certainly do it ”instead of “Let me have a try ”， he or she will __ 13__ get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self - confidence. In my opinion, being confident does not __ 14__ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident __ 15__ being modest. ( B )1.A.excited