Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class of an Americanuniversity

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问题     Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class of an American
university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was ex-
cited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about A-
merican culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good
friends.
    At first,  Steve seemed very friendly.  He always Yaser           【M1】______
warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He ever【M2】______
invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over,
Steve seemed more near. The two former classmates didn’ t see each    【M3】______
other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve
didn’t seem very uninterested in talking to him. Yaser was very hurt  【M4】______
by Steve’s change attitude," Steve said we were friends," Yaser com-  【M5】______
plained of. "And I thought friends were friends forever. "            【M6】______
    Yaser is a little confused. He is an outside to American culture. 【M7】______
He doesn’ t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans
use the word "friend" in a very general way. They may call both casu-
al acquaintances and close companions " friends ". Americans have
school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends.
These friendships based on common interests. When the shared activity 【M8】______
ends, the friendship fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer          【M9】______
classmates. Their "friendship" has changed. American friendships de-
velop quickly ,and they may change just quickly.                      【M10】______ [br] 【M7】

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答案 outside: outsider.

解析 "He is an outside to American culture"中的“outside”多数作为adj. 或adv. 用an在前,应该为n. "outsider"为"one who is not part of a group or community."
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