WhenIfirstcametotheUSAImadefriendswithaneighborwhousedtoliveonlytwoblocksawayfrommystreet．Weusedtovisiteachotherandgoouttogethersometimes．ThisfriendtaughtmealotaboutAmerican 36 butinsomecasesIhadtolearninthehardwaybecausewedidn’thaveenoughtimetogetherformetolearnallaboutAmericanculturefromhim．
Onedaythissamefriendinvitedmetoaparty．Itwasn’ta(n) 37 partyonlysomekindofinformalget-together．Sinceitwas 38 timewehadacookout(在露天煮吃的聚会)wheremostofhisAmericanfriendsandrelativeswereknowntomebuttherewereothersIhadnevermetbefore．
Itwasthemost 39 partyformewhenInoticedthateverybodywaswearingjeansandsimpleT-shirtsfortheday 40 Iarrivedinproperdresswithmyshoesandmyhairallfixedforafancyparty．Itwashardtoexplainmyembarrassment(窘迫)totheotherguests．Whenoneofthemturnedaroundandsaid“Whatniceclothes!What’stheoccasion?”Ifeltmyfaceburninghot．Ididn’tansweratall．Ifsheknewhow 41 Ialreadyfeltshewouldn’thavesaidthattome．
Maybeshedidn’t 42 tomakemefeeluncomfortablebutmyreaction（反应）hadtodowiththewayIalreadyfelt．
ManytimesIthoughtofgoinghomeandchangingbutIknewtheywould 43 ．ItwouldbeevenworseformebecauseIknewtheywouldquicklythinkthatIfeltoutoforder．SoIwantedtopretendthatIwasOK…．
Ihavealreadyrealizedtheir 44 aredifferentfrommine．Theycarelessaboutformality(形式) 45 itisaspecialoccasionlikeaweddingoraveryformalinvitation．
( )36．A．art B．culture C．history D．people
( )37．A．formal B．pleasant C．usual D．evening
( )38．A．winter B．dark C．cold D．summer
( )39．A．exciting B．surprisingC．embarrassingD．enjoyable
( )40．A．as B．while C．when D．and
( )41．A．nice B．happy C．bad D．lucky
( )42．A．mean B．expect C．wish D．prepare
( )43．A．mind B．notice C．watch D．care
( )44．A．lives B．beliefs C．parties
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