2013同等学力申硕英语每日一练 10月9日

　　Every country has its own culture.

　　Even though each country uses doors, doors may have ___1___ functions and purposes which lead to ___2___differences.

　　When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different ___3___ and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to ___4___the building. This was new to me, because we use the ___5___ door in South Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.

　　The way of using school bus doors was also ___6___ to me. I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors, ___7___ who were getting off the bus should get off first, and students who were getting on should get on ___8___. In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I ___9___ tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me, I was totally ___10___, and my face went red.

　　1. A. different B. important C. practical D. unusual

　　2. A. national B. embarrassing C. cultural D. amazing

　　3. A. exits B. entrances C. signs D. doors

　　4. A. enter B. leave C. open D. close

　　5. A. main B. same C. front D. back

　　6. A. annoying B. hard C. satisfying D. strange

　　7. A. parents B. students C. teachers D. drivers

　　8. A. sooner B. later C. faster D. earlier

　　9. A. politely B. patiently C. unconsciously D. slowly

　　10. A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. unsatisfied D. excited