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IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1966,butIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplanelandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo’clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycoldanditwassnowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairport,myfriendandItookataxitomyhotel.Ontheway,IsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttimeandIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheirman-madebeauty.Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthemleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthenextday.

Shortlyaftermyfriendhadleft,Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.BecauseIcouldn’tspeakawordofEnglish,Icouldn’ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures,butthewaiterdidn’tunderstandme.Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltired,soIcontinuedtowalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible,butIwantedtotry.

WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted,butIcouldn’tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.IlayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasaverybigandinterestingcitywithmanytallbuildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.IalsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.

6.Onthewaytohishotel,thewriter_____________.

a.wassilentallthetime

b.kepttalkingtohisfriend

c.showedhisfriendsomethinghebroughtwithhim

d.lookedoutofthewindowwithgreatinterest

7.Hedidnothavewhathereallywanted,because_________.

a.heonlymadesomegestures

b.hedidnotorderatall

c.thewaiterwasunwillingtoserve

d.hecouldnotmakehimselfunderstood

8.Thewaiter______c________.

a.knewwhathewouldorder

b.finallyunderstoodwhathesaid

c.servedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewashaving

d.tooktheorderthroughhisgestures

9.Afterdinner,he_______________.

a.walkedbacktothehotelrightaway

b.wenttothemovies

c.didsomeshoppingonBroadway

d.hadawalkingtouraboutthecity

10.Thatnighthecouldnotsleep,because______________.

a.hedidnotknowwhattodothenextday

b.hewasnottiredatall

c.hewasthinkingabouthisgreatcity

d.hekepthearingthefireandpolicesirens

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