Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese     at my face , but I pushed them      , my mom believed I would learn        I was ready .But the       never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was        at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He       me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some         with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for          .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill .I       the words running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish        surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman .But he          my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased          their impatience. With every     , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—           me to cry out . “Xian Sheng Yu, please” “Very Xian Sheng,”  I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned       and I ran back home        , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry. They‘re Chinese. I should feel right at          . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes , I laugh at my fish          , but , in the end ，the joke is on       . Every laugh is a culture      ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away(逐渐消失).

A．custom B．games C．characters. D．tradition

A．ahead B．around C．along D．aside

A．when B．before C．unless D．until

A．success B．study C．time D．attempt

A．aim B．joke C．nod D．stare

A．cared about B．laughed at C．argued with D．asked after

A．right now B．from now C．at times D．in time

A．decision B．permission C．information D．preparation

A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled D．kept

A．farm B．stand C．pond D．market

A．guessed B．forget C．doubted D．ignored

A．by B．as C．with D．from

A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement

A．forcing B．allowing C．persuading D．leading

A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red

A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted

A．service B．home C．risk D．root

A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident

A．it B．us C．me D．them

A．thrown B．lost C．divided D．reflected