When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 1998， , I sharedahouse with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese,both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought andacted quite differently. Steve was interested in speaking Chinese. He always tried everyopportunity to talk with me with his very English-like pronunciation. I was often touched with hisdiligence. However, I wanted to practice English with him, too. So we often speak at the sametime in the other 's mother tongue. Jim was fresh from college and the youngest of the three. Hewas going out all the time. The only time we met was at breakfast. There was a small round tablein our kitchen, where we sat around to enjoy our food. Steve had Chinese fast food such asdumplings or noodles, and I ate bread and boiled eggs. But Jim often just drank a cup of teabecause he had nothing in his bridge. He was too busy dating pretty French girls to do anyshopping. I often offered him some of my food. But Steve told me in his poor Chinese that I didn' tneed to do that. He said that it was Jim' s own fault and that it served him right. Although he waslearning Chinese, hestill held his American senseof value. 

Two years later, I returned to china. The three of us still keep in touch. Jim now works in atravel agency in Paris. He got married to one of the pretty girls. He wrote to tell us that now he canenjoy a delicious breakfast with his beautiful wife every morning in their comfortable living room.Steve wants to work in china. And V m helping him with this. I have introduced him to the dean ofthe OverseasSection of our university. He is very interested in Steve. He wants to know if Stevecan work here teaching the overseas students Chinese. I have sent the messageto Steve. I' m surehe’ d be very happy to accept the job. However, I hope he could try harder to improve himself.Othervise, all the overseas studentswould speakwith his terrible pronunciation! 

 Which of the following statementsis true according to the passage?