Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales(称).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn'tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

"What'swrongwiththisgirl?"Hesaid,"Whydoesn'tshehurryup?"Hemovedforwardandplacedhis

bagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,"Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?"

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.

1、Maria'sstoryhappened_________.

whenshewasleavingAmerica

onherwaybacktoSantoDomingo

beforeshelefttheUSA

whenshearrivedattheairport

2、Youbelievethattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto_________attheairport.

helpcarrypeople'sluggage

askpeopletopickuptheluggage

checkpeople'sluggage

takecareofpeople'sluggage

3、"Whyareyousoupset?"Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe_________.

surprisedandworried

sadandangry

unhappyandworried

sadandsorry

4、"Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval."Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt___________.

worriedaboutMaria

worriedabouttheman

sorryforMaria'smanners

sorryfortheman'smanners

5、TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat________.

shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly

shewouldnothavelefthomealone

everyonearoundherw