Perhaps you have heard the expression—when in Rome, do as the Romans do. So when you want to do business in France, you have to get to know French culture, to make marketing plans, and to run your business by local laws.

Language plays an important role when you do business in France. The French are proud of their language, so anyone who does not speak it may not be respected by his French workmates or business partners. Also, learning French is important because it is a great way to show your French business partner that you care and respect their country's culture and language.

The first thing you should do when meeting someone new is to shake his hand firmly and always look the person in the eye. In social meetings with friends, kissing is common. Use first names only after being invited to.

Use Monsieur or Madame before the surname. The French will sometimes introduce themselves using their surname first, followed by their first name.

Dress well. The French draw information about people based on what they look like. Your business clothing is a reflection (反映) of your success and social status. Always try to be tasteful and stylish. The French advise women to dress in a simple but elegant way. Wearing make-up is practiced widely by businesswomen.

The French are interested in food, so lunches are common in doing business in France, which usually include a main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, and normally take up to two hours. This is a time for relationship building Do not begin eating until the host says "bon appetite". Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the table and try to eat everything on the plate. Be careful with adding salt, pepper or sauces to your food.

This may suggest that you find the food tasteless. If eating in a restaurant, the person who invites always pays.

1. in France

Language

If you speak French, your French workmates or business partners may 2. you. Moreover, leaning French can 3. you to show your care and respect for their country's culture and language.

Greetings

You should shake his hand firmly when meeting someone for the first time.

It is common to 4. in social meetings with friends.

The French will use their surname 5. their first name sometimes when introducing themselves.

Dressing

The French draw information about people according to their 6. so women are advised to dress 7. but elegantly.

Table manners

Lunches are common in doing business, 8. a main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee.

Do not begin eating until the host says "bon appetite".

Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the table and try not to 9. anything on the plate if possible.

Be 10. with adding salt, pepper or sauces to your food.

The Huawei Mate Xs seems like the first truly model of foldable(可折叠的)phones. It's a huge-screened smart phone that fold with the screen on the outside. Unlike the competition, this is a killer phone.

This phone catches a lot of attention-unfold it and people will be amazed. ____ We've been stopped in the street, interrupted on a train and watched by a waiter while using it.

With a battery in each half, the Mate Xs has 4500mAh of power and charges very quickly-over 80% in 30 minutes. Open the Mate Xs out and you can multitask (多任务) across three different apps on the screen at once. With the help of a sidebar, you can drag one to the right and one to the left.

First, the screen. It's plastic, as on most foldable phones, so more fragile(易碎的)than glass ones. Next, the software. As it was not allowed to use Google, many apps you use in your daily life may just don't work properly on the Mate Xs. There's a lot to weigh up here, especially that price-£2299, but there's no doubt the tech in this thing is great and surprising.

1.Which is TRUE about Mate Xs according to the passage?

A.Mate Xs has only a battery of 4500 mAh of power.

B.All the apps we like can work very well on the Mate Xs.

C.The huge screen on the Mate Xs is made of glass and hard to break.

D.Mate Xs allows us to watch videos and send messages at the same time.

E.

2.The sentence "But three things put the Mate Xs in question." should be put in________.

A.① B.② C.③ D.④

3.What does the author think of the Mate Xs?

A.It is well worth buying.

B.It is surprising but too expensive.

C.It runs out of power quickly.

D.It is just a phone with a huge screen.

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