Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors.. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Ch

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问题     Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors.. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese【C1】______at my face, but I pushed them【C2】______, my mom believed I would learn【C3】______I was ready. But the【C4】______never came.
    On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was【C5】______at him, confused, scratching my head. "Still can’t speak Chinese?" He【C6】______me, "You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown. "
    "Hey, this is America, not Chinese, I’ll get some【C7】______with or without Chinese. " I replied and turned to my mom for【C8】______
    " Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu, " she said, handing over a $ 20 bill. I【C9】______the words running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
    I found the fish【C10】______surrounded in a sea of customers. "I’d like to buy some fresh fish, " I shout to the fishman. But he【C11】______my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased【C12】______their impatience. With every【C13】______, the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—【C14】______me to cry out. "Xian Sheng Yu, please " "Very Xian Sheng, " I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned【C15】______and I ran back home【C16】______, except for the $ 20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
    Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at【C17】______Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸)to the language.
    Sometimes, I laugh at my fish【C18】______, but in the end, the joke is on【C19】______Every laugh is a culture【C20】______; every laugh is my heritage(传统)fading away.
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选项 A、custom
B、games
C、characters
D、language

答案C

解析 characters有“字母,文字”的意思,Chinese characters表示“中文字母”,cards with Chinese characters即“印有中文的卡片”。
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