Question

Many books have been written about “the art of giving”．And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift，______ a personal one.If we want to make it better，we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and ______．

As is often the case，some little kids think they don't get enough gifts ______ some old people think they get too many gifts.Different people like different kinds of gifts.Some presents are never too ______．For example，when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree，it is enough to make her very ______．

Gift giving is different in different______．Here are some of their likes.In Japan，people sometimes give special gifts.But they are not opened.Later，the same gift may be given away to someone ______，because many people have enough things and don't want ______ gifts themselves.In Canada，a tree can help remember______．In the USA，some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts.In Sweden，doing something for someone is the best gift.People don't need to ______ too much money.Instead，making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things ______，some people would rather just give money.In some cultures，however，______ money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money，it just makes me think they're being lazy，” says John Wilson.“In England，we have a saying: It's the thought that ______．When someone gives me money，I feel they don't think about it at all.I prefer to receive a gift ______ has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts ______ this subject！So maybe the art of giving is difficult！What do you think?

1.A. specially B. especially C. commonly D. usually

2.A. displays B. disadvantages C. disagreements D. dislikes

3.A. while B. when C. as D. if

4.A. same B. similar C. small D. huge

5.A. lonely B. happy C. sad D. angry

6.A. cities B. towns C. provinces D. countries

7.A. else B. other C. another D. else's

8.A. too much B. much too C. too many D. many too

9.A. a child B. a person C. a guide D. a chef

10.A. spend B. take C. cost D. make

11.A. more difficult B. easy C. difficult D. easier

12.A. using B. giving C. receiving D. fetching

13.A. counts B. discovers C. finds D. invents

14.A. who B. what C. where D. that

15.A. to B. on C. up D. in

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