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完形填空，通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中選出一個可以填入短文空白處的最佳選項。
“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English．“You 1 very good English．” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor．” The foreigner was quite
2 at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself 3 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well．” But the Chinese student still 4 saying “No”． 5 the foreigner gave up and didn't know what to say．
What's wrong with the student's answer? It is because he didn't accept a compliment as the American people 6 ．He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”．He actually understood what the American had said．But he thought he should be modest．If someone says to a woman, “ You look 7 beautiful with the new clothes 8 ．” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you．” In our country we think 9 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior．But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 10 I can't do it well, ” then the others will take it for granted(理所當然)that you 11 can not do it．If you often say, “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 12 ．When 13 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it．So in the West, one should always be confident． 14 self-confidence, he can't go anywhere．Confidence is of great 15 to one in a country where competition is quite keen．(激烈)
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