When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’’t the first time I had been 【B1】 . Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often 【B2】 to France, I so I was used 【B3】 a foreign language to people who did not understand 【B4】 . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to 【B5】 a nice easy holiday without any 【B6】 problems.
How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a 【B7】 telephone to give my American friend Danny a 【B8】 and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me 【B9】 lost and asked 【B10】 he could help me. "Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring." "Well, that’’s 【B11】 " he exclaimed. "Are you getting 【B12】 But aren’’t you a bit 【B13】 " "Who is talking about marriage" I replied. "I 【B14】 want to give a ring to tell he I’’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’’s a phone box" "Oh!" he said," There’’s a phone downstairs."
When at last we 【B15】 meet up, Danny 【B16】 the misunderstandings to me. " Don’’t worry," she said to me . "I had so many 【B17】 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 【B18】 differently in meaning from 【B19】 . You’’ll soon get used to 【B20】 things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!"