Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situationsPeople all over the world shake hands for many different   1  We shake hands when we meet new people  2  during special festivalsPlayers often shake hands before or after   3  Business people shake bands when they make a deal

Why do people shake hands   4  shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people   5 knives or gunsIf some of them decided that they did not want to 6   they would show their empty hands  7  people shook hands so that they could not  8   knives in their sleeves(袖子).Later onhand shaking became a symbol of   9 

Now we don't have to    10   people with guns or knivesHoweverwe still shake hands all the time! The reason is simple--it is still a way to show friendship

1Aideas                Breasons              Cthoughts           Dexcuses

2Aor                  Bas                  Cbut                Dso

3Agames               Bspeeches           Cexercises           Dprogrammes

4Asuch as              Bas well as           Cinstead of            Dtogether with

5Alost                 Bbought            Ccaught            Dcarried

6Acheat               Bfight               Cdrop              Dspeak

7APerhaps              BHappily             CCarefully           DLuckily

8Ahide                 Blift                Cpull               Dpush

9Asuccess              Bvictory            Cpride              Dpeace

10Atalk about            Bworry about        Cknow about          Dlearn about

This Augustwe'll welcome guests from all over the worldSome of them follow their own special cultural! traditions It's important for us to know about them

In many countriessuch as ThailandIndia and Malaysiapeople believe that the left baud is uncleanSoit's not proper to use one's left hand to hold foodtouch others or pass objectsDoing so may offend certain guests

Some Westerners may he offended if you touch them or their personal things-even by accidentIf this happenssay sorry politely

Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement

People think numbers can be lucky or unluckySome Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky

◆Muslims(穆斯林)do not eat porkand words like pigs are not considered proper

◆People from BrazilItaly and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs(手帕)as giftsThey believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings

Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asiawhere most Muslims live

1Indians don't hold food with the left hand because they consider it_______

Aunclean             Buseless            Cvalueless            Dunimportant

2The word “offend” in the second paragraph(段落)might mean“_______”

Ahonor                  Bhelp                     Chate                       Dhurt

3Muslims do not_______

Asend gifts                                              Beat pork

Cdrink milk                                             Duse handkerchiefs

4Which of the following is true according to the passage?

APeople from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts

BAll the elderly people in the west like being helped by others

CThe number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners

DWesterners do not mind their personal things being touched

5What does the passage mainly talk about?

ALucky numbers                                BTraditional food

CCulture differences                     DHands and handkerchiefs

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