The British people are famous for being quite reserved(保守的). We are known around the world for having the biggest “personal 21 ”-the distance between us and the person we are 22 to.

I have 23 been more aware of this than over the last month, since I arrived in China. Getting used to Chinese colleagues(同事)24 close by me and even placing their hands on my arm is proving quite 25.

My natural British reaction is to 26  back and move away, even though I realize it is a friendly gesture(姿势)by the Chinese person.

I have  27  many people holding hands or putting their arms around each other as they walk along the streets of Beijing. This would rarely be seen in the UK, even between very close friends.

And  28  at someone in Britain is considered very  29. But here, I find myself being stared at often. It  30  me long to realize this was not rude in China, but a  31  of curiosity(好奇).

I visited Datong last week, where the local people are  32  used to Westerners. An elderly woman couldn’t believe her 33 when she saw me. Although I feel offended(使不舒服)by her  34  at me, I was  35  to see her smile back when I said “Nihao.”

When I visited one of Datong’s middle schools to talk about English Weekly, the students asked me to 36 their copies of the newspaper. And one girl at the Yungang Grottoes asked to have her picture taken with me. I  37  like a celebrity(名人)!

I have  38  over the last month how true it is that the British are very 39. We can learn a lot about  40  from China’s culture and habits. And I am learning more every day.

21. A. feeling     B. secret      C. signal         D. space

22. A. turning     B. talking        C. pointing       D. listening

23. A. never      B. hardly     C. almost        D. always

24. A. sleeping    B. coming      C. standing       D. passing

25. A. easy      B. difficult     C. friendly       D. interesting

26. A. go        B. push      C. pull        D. look

27. A. seen       B. heard       C. exchanged      D. watched

28. A. hitting     B. speaking   C. smiling       D. staring

29. A. rude      B. cruel      C. polite        D. equal

30. A. took      B. spent      C. used           D. paid

31. A. scene       B. scenery     C. sight      D. sign

32. A. more       B. less        C. quite        D. somehow

33. A. tongue        B. experience   C. eyes      D. ears

34. A. looking    B. staring     C. seeing     D. stare

35. A. pleased   B. unwilling    C. surprised    D. angry

36. A. pronounce   B. publish       C. share      D. sign

37. A. felt     B. seemed      C. sounded    D. acted

38. A. repeated    B. compared    C. realized    D. noticed

39. A. tidy       B. reserved      C. brave          D. independent

40. A. cleverness  B. friendliness   C. happiness    D. politeness

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