Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 c

hoices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’t the first time I had been __. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often __ to France, I so I was used ___ a foreign language to people who did not understand ___. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to ___ a nice easy holiday without any ___ problems.

How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a ___ telephone to give my American friend Danny a ___ and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me ___ lost and asked ___ he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s ___ “ he exclaimed. “Are you getting___？ But aren’t you a bit ___？” “Who is talking about marriage？” I replied. “I ___ want to give a ring to tell he 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 ___ meet up, Danny ___ the misunderstandings to me. “ Don’t worry,” she said to me . “I had so many ___ at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans ___ differently in meaning from ___. You’ll soon get used to ___ things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

56. A. out B. aboard C. away D. abroad