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.
【C2】

选项 A、ahead
B、around
C、along
D、aside

答案D

解析 push aside表示“把东西放一边,不去理”。从下文作者一点中文也不懂可知作者是把印有中文字母的卡片放一边了。
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