InthecityofFujisawaJapanlivesawomannamedAtsukoSaeki.Whenshewasateenagershe41ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.MostofwhatsheknewaboutAmerican42wasfromthetextbooksshehadread."Ihada43
InthecityofFujisawaJapanlivesawomannamedAtsukoSaeki.Whenshewasateenagershe 41ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.MostofwhatsheknewaboutAmerican 42wasfromthetextbooksshehadread."Ihada 43inmind:DaddywatchingTVinthelivingroomMummy 44cakesandtheirteenagedaughterofftothecinemawithherboyfriend."
Atsuko 45toattendcollegeinCalifornia.Whenshearrivedhowevershefounditwasnother 46world."Peoplewerestrugglingwithproblemsandoftenseemed 47"shesaid."Ifeltveryalone."
Oneofherhardest 48wasPE."Weplayedvolleyball."shesaid.
"Theotherstudentswere 49itbutIwasn't."
OneafternoontheinstructoraskedAtsukoto 50theballtoherteammatessotheycouldknockit 51thenet.NOproblemformostpeoplebutitterrifiedAtsuko.Shewasafraidoflosingface 52shefailed.
Ayoungmanonherteam 53whatshewasgoingthrough."Hewalkeduptomeand?54'Comeon.Youcandothat'".
"Youwillneverunderstandhowthosewordsof 55mademefeel.Fourwords:Youcandothat.Ifeltlikecryingwithhappiness."
Shemadeitthroughtheclass.Perhapsshethankedtheyoungman;sheisnot56.
Sixyearshavepassed.AtsukoisbackinJapanworkingasasalesclerk."Ihave
57forgottenthewords."shesaid."WhenthingsarenotgoingsowellIthinkofthem."
Sheissuretheyoungmanhadnoideahowmuchhiskindness 58toher."Heprobablydoesn'tevenrememberit"shesaid.Thatmaybethelesson.Wheneveryousaysomethingtoapersoncruelorkind----youhavenoideahowlongthewordswill 59.She'sallthewayoverinJapanbutstillshehearsthosefour 60words:Youcandothat.
41.A.learned B.spoke C.dreamed D.heard
42.A.wayB.lifeC.educationD.spirit
43.A.photoB.painting C.picture D.drawing
44.A.baking B.fryingC.steamingD.boiling
45.A.hoped B.arranged C.liked D.attempted
46.A.described B.imaginedC.created D.discovered
47.A.tense B.cheerful C.relaxed D.deserted
48.A.times B.question C.classesD.projects.
49.A.curiousabou