小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com课时作业(八)Unit3SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.阅读理解AIhavehappymemoriesoftripstoEurope,butmytriptoRomania(罗马尼亚)wasunique.WhenIwasthereasrecalled,itwaslikebeinginaJamesBondmovie.Myhusbandwasbornthere,buthisfamilysenthimtostudyinItaly.Beforeheleft,hismothertoldhim,“AslongasIwriteinpencil,don'tcomeback.WhenIwritetoyouinpen,it'ssafetoreturn.”Butsheneverwroteinpen.MyhusbandlivedapoorlifeinItaly.HeappliedtogotoAmerica,buttherewasalimitinnumberandhewasrejected.HewasacceptedbyCanada,though,andfromCalgaryhejumpedontoatraintoSanFrancisco.Therehestayed—illegally.HebecameaUScitizenwhenwegotmarried.BythenhewasacharmingEuropeanwithaRomanianaccentandthemannersofaprince.Withsevenyears'experienceinAmerica,aUSpassport,andtwochildrenlater,hefeltitwassafetovisitRomania.Hehadn'tseenhismother,twosisters,andtwobrotherssincehewassixteen.WeflewtoMunich,Germany,pickeduptheGermanmadecarwehadpurchasedintheUnitedStates,anddrovetoRomaniaviaAustriaandHungary.WhenwereachedBucharest,thecapitalcityofRomania,hisfamilywaswaitingoutsidehissister'shousetogreetus.Afteralongtimeofhugging,kissing,andcrying,hisfamilyalsohuggedme,theAmericanwifewithtwoyoungchildren.Theyhadgreatinterestinme.FewAmericansvisitedRomaniaatthattime,andmostRomanianshadlittlechancetotravel.IhadbroughtanEnglishRomaniandictionarywithmeandmanagedtocommunicate,usingonlynouns,withnoverbs.MyRomanianimproved,andthefamily'sstockofEnglishwordsincreased,butmostlyIspokeinbroken,NewYorkaccentedRomanian.Thesisterslovedtheirgiftsofskirtsandpurses,thebrotherslovedtheradios,andthechildrenlovedthecandies.WemadesidetripstotheBlackSeaandenjoyedsightseeinginbeautifulmountains.Diningatoutdoorcafestothemusicofviolinswasfantasticwithfancyflavor,butnothingwasasspecialasfamilydinners.Romaniadidn'thavemanydrycleaners.Mosthomeshadoldfashionedwashingmachinesbutnodryers,anditwasahotsummer.Myhusband'srelativesdidn'twanttoriskdirtyingtheirclothes.Theirsolutionwasassimpleasitwasshocking:thewomenonlyworetheirbras(胸罩)andslips(衬裙)atdinnertable.Themenwereeatingwithoutshirts.Theyallhadjobs,sotimewasprecious.Havingdinnerwithoutproperclotheswasasmallinconveniencecomparedwiththeeffortofwashingclothes—atleastinmyhusband'shome,perhapsallacrossRomania.I,ofcourse,havingjustmetthem,atefullyclothed.Iwashedmyclothesbyhandandhungthemoutdoorstodry.Onthelastnightofourthreeweekstay,wehadalargefamilydinner.Iwastiredofwashingmyclothes.SoIpulledmydressovermyheadandplaceditonthechairbehindme.Allmenandwomenapplaudedformyaction.EvenwithmypoorRomanian,Iunderstoodthattheyweresaying,“She'spartofourfamilynow.”Mychildrenwere4and5atthetime,buttheystillhavememoriesofthattrip.Theyknow小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comhowtosay“Goodmorning.”and“Thereareapricots(杏子)onthetree.”Icanstillsay,“DoyouspeakRomanian?”and“IswimintheBlackSea.”Butmostofall,Iremembersittingatalongdiningtableinmybra,enjoyingmeatballswithfreshgarlic.1.FromPara.1,wecaninferthat________.A.themotherdidn'twanttoseehersonB.atriptoEuropewouldbedangerousC.themotherdidn'tliketowriteinpenD.Romaniamightbeunsafeatthattime2.Thewriter'shusbandobtainedanAmericancitizenshipthrough________.A.marriageB.applicationC.illegal...