C. related to

D. affected by

39. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. No exact time is set for visitors to take the return trip.

B. Nowhere can visitors ride a mountain bike or horse.

C. At all time yoare allowed to visit a farm or parks to see animals.

D. No pets are allowed to be taken into the parks and forests.

40. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A. Some native plants are poisonous to the visitors.

B. Yocan find recycling spots in the parks to deal with your trash.

C. Some sorts of pests are threatening the areas of the parks and forests.

D. Sighs marked with a farm animal indicate yocan closely watch some lovable lambs.

B

Minh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.

Once Minh was in a grocery store. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal. The box was on a high shelf. The man and woman couldn’t reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him.

“Where are your children?” asked Minh. “Why don’t they help yobuy food?”

“Our children have their own lives,” said the man and woman. “We like to be free to do as we like.” Minh doesn’t think this is right. In his country, children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.

One day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two were going to a film. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend’s hand. He pulled him toward the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found out that people in America are not used to men holding hands.

Minh Pham is going through a process known as resocialization. Socialization is the process through which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life is much different from the American way of life. When Minh came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society.

Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.

41.The main idea of the passage is that one should ______.

A. ignore cultural differences

B. learn to live in the new country

C. travel all over the world

D. learn to act on one’s won

42. According to the passage, Minh thought the old couple should _____.

A. ask their children for help

B. encourage each other and help each other

C. rely on themselves

D. live a quiet and comfortable life

43. The passage tells us that it is necessary for ______ to learn to live in a new society.

A. people who have a hard life

B. everyone who comes to a new environment

C. Asians who have not learned a foreign language and lack practical experience

D. Those who have a smooth life in their own country

44. It seemed that people felt surprised when they saw that Minh and his friend _____.

A. were Vietnamese

B. were immigrants

C. were holding hands

D. were quarreling