ThreeyearsagoIworkedinLondonforhalfayear.ItwasthefirsttimeIwenttheresoIdidn'tknowtheway.Ialwaysneededsomehelp.ButIfoundsomeEnglishmencouldn'thelpme. OnedayIwantedtogotoapostoffice.Iaskedanoldmanabouttheway.uExcuseme.Isthereapostofficenearhere?"1asked.Theoldmanturnedbacklookedatmeandsaidsomethingquickly.WhenhefoundIcouldn'tunderstandhimhetookoutapieceofpaperandwrotedown"SorryIdorftknow.I'mnewhere.""Thankyouallthesame"Isaidtohimandwalkedon.Anothermanwasonthestreet.Hewaswalkingbusily.Abigbroom(扫景)wasinhishand.Iwenttohimandasked"Excuseme.Whereisthenearestpostofficeplease?"Hedidn'tanswermecarefullyandclearly"Iamforeigner(外国人)，"1said.Thistimeheshowedmethewaymoreslowly.ButIcouldn'tunderstandhimeither.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat.

 IwonderinEnglisheachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachotherbutIdon'tunderstandthem.DotheyspeakEnglish?

( )1.Wheredidthewritercomefrom?

   A.Canada.B.Australia.C.China.D.Wedon'tknow.

( )2.Thewriterasked      aboutthewayto.

   A.twowomen...abookshop   B.twomen...apostoffice

   C.twowomen...ahospital   D.twomen...afactory

( )3.Thesecondmanmightbe       .

   A.acleaner   B.ateacher   C.adoctor   D.apoliceman

( )4.Whenyouaskthewayyoumustsay"       ”first.

   A.Thankyou   B.Excuseme   C.Hello   D.Howareyou

( )5.Thewriterdidn'tunderstandthetwoEnglishmenbecause       .

   A.hewasaforeigner

   B.theydidn'tspeakEnglish

   C.hedidn'tlearnEnglishwell

   D.theywerenewhere.