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The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Some visitors would probably be surprised when they first came to India (印度). When they talked to an Indian (印度人), he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said. But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as “NO”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office, the driver shook his head at once. The of ricer repeated his order, and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office immediately!”
The driver answered in quite a loud voice, too, “Yes, sir !” But to the officer's surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word . He thought about it for a while, and then he nodded with a smile : “NO means YES here !”
(1) Which of the following is true ?
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A. Shaking the head always has different meanings in different countries.
B. When Indians hate your words, they shake their heads.
C. It's completely wrong to shake your head before a visitor.
D. When an Indian shakes his head, it doesn't mean “NO”, but “YES”.
(2) The foreign officer got angry because ________.
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A. the driver had refused his order
B. the Indian didn't understand him
C. he didn't know what shaking the head means in India
D. his driver did not agree with him
(3) The word “drive” in the sentence “Drive me to my office immediately !”
means ________.
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A. travel or go in a car
B. carry in a car
C. operate a car
D. hire a car and send
(4) The sentence “NO means YES here !” really means that
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A. shaking the head in India has the same meaning as “YES” in English
B. the word “NO” means “YES” in India
C. nodding in India, of course, means “NO”
D. Indians cannot say “NO”, but “YES”
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