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A greeting is a way of saying “Hello” to someone.People in different countries greet each other in different ways.The following are some examples.

In the United States,people usually shake hands.The handshake has an interesting origin(起源).It started long ago as a way of showing people that you weren't carrying a weapon(武器).Shaking the person's right hand while looking him or her in the eye is the usual way.

Handshakes are also common in other parts of the world,including Britain and Russia.In Russia,a man often holds another man's hands very strongly during the handshake.Most people in New Zealand also greet each other by shaking hands.However,the Maori(毛利人) people in New Zealand greet each other by pressing their noses together.

In other countries,such as France and Belgium,hugging and kissing are more common when two people meet.In those cultures,people kiss each other on the cheek(面颊).The number of kisses is different from country to country.In Saudi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯),men might hug and kiss each other(but not with a woman) on the cheek.In some eastern countries,including Japan,bowing is the traditional way of greeting people.The strangest custom,though,is probably in Tibet,China.People there usually stick out(伸出) their tongues(舌头) to greet others.

1.What is the origin of handshake?(不超过15个词)

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2.How do the Maori people great each other?(不超过10个词)

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3.In Saudi Arabia,what might the men do when they meet?(不超过10个词)

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4.What is the strangest custom for greeting?(不超过10个词)

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Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he stopped at once. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”

How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they were always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.

Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed in it once before?

. We should never give up the struggle (斗争) in life.

1.The elephants were being held by ________.

A. a small rope B. a big chain C. a long line D. a piece of cloth

2.The man felt ________ after he heard what the trainer said.

A. excited B. surprised C. angry D. nervous

3.The elephants never tried to break free from the ropes because ________.

A. they liked their living places B. they were too old to do it

C. they thought they could not D. they got on well with the trainer

4.In the last paragraph which of the following can be put in ?

A. Failure is part of learning

B. We should be different from others

C. Helping animals is helping ourselves

D. Traveling always makes people relaxed

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Pleasant Trip B. A Bad Trainer

C. Elephant Training D. The Elephant Rope

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