You know gift giving plays a very important role in nowadays society.Now let's see what happened in some countries.

Australia

Australia is known for its friendly informality and lack of etiquette.At a trade show,T?shirts,ties or a pin may be appropriate mementos.Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment(尴尬).

Greece

The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening's entertainment.If you are invited to a Greek home,flowers or a cake for the hostess are a fit gift.

Germany

A West Virginia executive(主管),visiting Germany for the first time,was invited to the home of his largest customer.He decided to bring his hostess a bouquet of flowers.He selected a dozen red roses.Oh!A terrible mistake! Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home,but there are three taboos to remember:1)Red roses signify a romantic interest.2)An even number of flowers stand for bad luck,as does the number thirteen.3)Always unwrap the flowers before presenting them.This West Virginia was making what amounted to a pass at his customer's wife.

Italy

When you are invited to a person's home for dinner,it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolate for your hostess,and in Italy never send chrysanthemums(菊花),since they suggest death.

1.At trade shows,________may be appropriate mementos.

A. flowers B. pins

C. cakes D. chrysanthemums

2.The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is________.

A. T?shirts and ties B. an evening's entertainment

C. a dozen roses D. some flowers and a cake

3.Thirteen flowers mean________in Germany.

A. good luck B. bad luck C. happiness D. death

4.In Italy,chrysanthemums mean________.

A. love B. luck C. death D. happy

5.From the passage,we can learn that________.

A. different countries have different culture

B. beautiful roses stand for “love” in Italy

C. the number “13” is a lucky number in Germany

D. it's an appropriate gift for the hostess to send chrysanthemums

The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of these maps have______ and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat(平的). As time went by, the pictures became more detailed and maps were more ______ made. Later on, ancient Greeks(希腊人) used their ______ of maths and science to make maps. Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was ______.

From simple pictures, mapmaking has turned into a science. Maps are made ______ surveying(勘测) land. In the 1900s, people around the world start?ed to share information to make ______ maps. With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space, maps are now more exactly made than ever. ______ the world is always changing, we will always need new maps.

There are many types of maps, but almost all use ______ and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what the pictures ______. Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help you know the ______ from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places.

1.A. disappeared B. survived C. gone D. left

2.A. slowly B. simply C. correctly D. carelessly

3.A. knowledge B. courage C. energy D. challenge

4.A. long B. small C. square D. round

5.A. into B. by C. of D. from

6.A. cleaner B. lighter C. better D. older

7.A. Though B. So C. Unless D. Since

8.A. sounds B. models C. words D. stories

9.A. stand for B. go for C. ask for D. wait for

10.A. weather B. distance C. feature D. culture

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