The author sounds __________ in the last paragraph.

A．impatient

B．bitter

C．worried

D．ironic

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【定位】最后一段。
【解析】判断题。最后一句作者感叹道：“我从没想到过做一个美国人会这么难。”这是一种酸溜溜的说法。因此选B。
【点睛】本题关键是准确理解文章末尾作者的语气，区分四个选项的含义，尤其是bitter和ironic的区别。A．impatient“没有耐心的”；B．bitter“愤懑的，尖刻的，讽刺的”；C．worried“焦急的”；D．ironic“冷嘲的，挖苦的，有讽刺意味的”。B、D都有“讽刺”的意思，但bitter带有酸溜溜的意味，侧重个人的心里感受，而ironic则强调预期与事实的差异，侧重对他人或环境的嘲讽。文章更多的是表示作者的“苦涩”感受，故B更好。

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