[单项选择]Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance. Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a race The rabbit thought he could win easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not give up. Another story tells of a little train that had to climb a steep hill. The hill was so steep that the little train had a hard time trying to get over it. But the train just kept pulling, all the while saying, "I think I can, I think I can." At last, the train was over the top of the hill. "I thought I could, I thought I could," chugged the happy little train.
Compassion may be the queen of American virtues. The story of "The Good Samaritan" from the Bible describes a man who showed compassion. On his way to a certain city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The traveler had been beaten and robbed. The kind Samaritan, instead of just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive cycle. In

[单项选择]Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance. Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a race The rabbit thought he could win easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not give up. Another story tells of a little train that had to climb a steep hill. The hill was so steep that the little train had a hard time trying to get over it. But the train just kept pulling, all the while saying, "I think I can, I think I can." At last, the train was over the top of the hill. "I thought I could, I thought I could," chugged the happy little train.
Compassion may be the queen of American virtues. The story of "The Good Samaritan" from the Bible describes a man who showed compassion. On his way to a certain city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The traveler had been beaten and robbed. The kind Samaritan, instead of just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive cycle. In
A. perseverance is one of American virtues
B. the train was over the top of the hill at last
C. the hill was too steep to climb
D. the train did not give up

[单项选择]How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag（）
A. By making laws.
B. By enforcing discipline.
C. By educating the public.
D. By holding ceremonies.

[填空题] Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans are an ethnic minority in the
US. They used to be discriminated.
1. The history of Chinese immigrants
1) The first group of Chinese arrived during the
California (1) ______ in 1849. Their success invited (1)______
envy. They had to earn a living by doing the (2)______ (2)______
for the white miners, setting up restaurants, working as
farmhands or as (3) (3)______
2) The second group of Chinese arrived in the
early (4)______as laborers to construct the (4)______
(5)______ (5)______
3) After World War Two, more Chinese
were permitted to settle in America.
4) Today’s Chinese Americans are mostly the (6) (6) ______
______ of the first two groups of immigrants.
2. Some of their noteworthy characteristics as part
of the