Nowadays, any traveler might be treated as a terrorist (恐怖分子) by the immigration (入境) officers in the USA.
We returned from Iraq and landed safely. My heart
____ when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer. My
____, with his very American last name, had no trouble at all. In fact, I am
____ American born and raised, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet. The only reason was
____ they thought my name looked like the one of
____ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out
____ Washington.
Time passed
____ . One hour, one hour and a half…I could not wait any longer and
____ my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening. An officer
____ over. “No Phone!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them
____”
Oh, my God! I was just a university professor. I had no
____ but to put my phone away. My husband and I were getting hungry and
____ I wanted to cry, to
____ onto a chair and shout: “I am nothing but an American professor!”
After two hours in the back room, without explanation and
____, I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n)
____ on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn’t
____ with the treatment. He also
____ that nothing could stop it from happening again.
I shared my experience with my friends and the
____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.
Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so
____, like my father, I’ll keep the
____【小题1】A.ached | B.beat | C.sank | D.rose |
【小题2】A.son | B.daughter | C.friend | D.husband |
【小题3】A.still | B.also | C.already | D.never |
【小题4】A.that | B.because | C.why | D.whether |
【小题5】A.everyone | B.anyone | C.someone | D.all |
【小题6】【小题7】A.quickly | B.carefully | C.dangerously | D.slowly |
【小题8】A.put | B.pulled | C.used | D.caught |
【小题9】A.went | B.came | C.cried | D.rushed |
【小题10】A.news | B.truth | C.information | D.reply |
【小题11】A.response | B.voice | C.choice | D.face |
【小题12】A.silent | B.tired | C.comfortable | D.clear |
【小题13】【小题14】A.expressions | B.words | C.thanks | D.apologies |
【小题15】A.address | B.name | C.number | D.map |
【小题16】A.sad | B.disappointed | C.happy | D.angry |
【小题17】A.added | B.spoke | C.talked | D.argued |
【小题18】A.advice | B.result | C.way | D.agreement |
【小题19】【小题20】A.experience | B.name | C.story | D.passport |