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第一部分 选修6 Unit 5 Ⅰ.完形填空 Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese__1__at my face, but I pushed them__2__， my mom believed I would learn__3__I was ready.But the__4__never came. On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was__5__at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can't speak Chinese？” He__6__me, “You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown.” “Hey, this is America, not China. I'll get some__7__with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for__8__.“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu，” she said, handing over a $20 bill.I__9__the words running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish__10__surrounded in a sea of customers. “I'd like to buy some fresh fish，” I shouted to the fishman.But he__11__my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased__12__their impatience. With every__13__， the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger－my blood boiling－__14__me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please！” “Very Xian Sheng，” I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned__15__and I ran back home __16__， except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. | 
