There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．” Atsuko __ to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed , ” she said．“I felt very alone．” One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．” One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face __ she failed． A young man on her team what she was going through．“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on．You can do that．’” “You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．” She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ． Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．” She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will ．She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that． 小题1: A．learned B．dreamed C．spoken D．heard 小题2: A．picture B．education C．life D．spirit 小题3: A．photo B．painting C．way D．drawing 小题4: A．frying B．baking C．steaming D．boiling 小题5: A．hoped B．attempted C．liked D．arranged 小题6: A．described B．created C．imagined D．discovered 小题7: A．tense B．cheerful C．relaxed D．deserted 小题8: A．classes B．questions C．times D．projects 小题9: A．curious about B．nervous about C．slow at D．good at 小题10: A．kick B．hit C．carry D．pass 小题11: A．over B．into C．through D．past 小题12: A．if B．after C．because D．until 小题13: A．believed B．considered C．sensed D．wondered 小题14: A．warned B．whispered C．ordered D．sighed 小题15: A．excitement B．suggestion C．persuasion D．encouragement 小题16: A．interested B．sure C．puzzled D．doubtful 小题17: A．seldom B．already C．never D．almost 小题18: A．happened B．applied C．meant D．seemed 小题19: A．stay B．continue C．exist D．live 小题20: A．merciful B．bitter C．easy D．simple