One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't tolerate my <u>  <u>  1  </u>  </u> apartment.
    Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the <u>  <u>  2  </u>  </u> between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the <u>  <u>  3  </u>  </u> every time she leaned over to talk to him, <u>  <u>  4  </u>  </u> he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such <u>  <u>  5  </u>  </u> in a public place?
    I thought the movie would be good for my English, but <u>  <u>  6  </u>  </u> it turned out, it was an Italian movie. <u>  <u>  7  </u>  </u> about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and <u>  <u>  8  </u>  </u> on my popcorn. I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, <u>  <u>  9  </u>  </u>. After a while I heard <u>  <u>  10  </u>  </u> more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the <u>  <u>  11  </u>  </u> of the pop corn crunching between my teeth. My thought started to <u>  <u>  12  </u>  </u> I remembered when I was in South Korea, I <u>  <u>  13  </u>  </u> to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean--I was really amazed, he seemed like a good friend to me, <u>  <u>  14  </u>  </u> I saw him again in New York speaking <u>  <u>  15  </u>  </u> English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I <u>  <u>  16  </u>  </u> like I had been betrayed.
    When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.<u>  <u>  17  </u>  </u> we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very <u>  <u>  18  </u>  </u> and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to <u>  <u>  19  </u>  </u> in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it <u>  <u>  20  </u>  </u> out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home ever since. 
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 前面说下班不回家,而是去一个有空调的影院,其目的是不想面对自己的“炎热的寓所”。故本题选B。