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, 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 her 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!' 【B1】