问题详情：
When I first came to the USA, I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street．We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes．This friend taught me a lot about American 36 , but in some cases I had to learn in the hard way because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him．
One day this same friend invited me to a party．It wasn’t a (n) 37 party, only some kind of informal get-together．Since it was 38 time, we had a cookout(在露天煮吃的聚会), where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me ,but there were others I had never met before．
It was the most 39 party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 40 I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party．It was hard to explain my embarrassment (窘迫) to the other guests．When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot．I didn’t answer at all．If she knew how 41 I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me．
Maybe she didn’t 42 to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction（反应） had to do with the way I already felt．
Many times I thought of going home and changing but I knew they would 43 ．It would be even worse for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of order．So I wanted to pretend that I was OK …．
I have already realized their 44 are different from mine．They care less about formality (形式) 45 it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation．
( )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．surprising C．embarrassing D．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 D．customs
( )45．A．unless B．if C．as long as D．since
【回答】
BADCB CABDA
知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类
题型：完型填空
