Even nowadays there are a lot of misunderstandings between nationalities. Let’s have a look at what the following people have to say.

Maria Conti: I find the English people insincere (虚伪), cold and unfriendly. They keep saying “Thank you”, “I’m sorry”, even when they don’t know each other. They are even polite to their own relatives! Except for helping you find your way in the streets, they aren’t really friendly and never invite you to their houses.

Giannis Sinios: On the contrary I found them both broad-minded and friendly. I was invited to people’s houses and they all showed great interest in my ideas, Greek life and people. In England I learned that it was possible to be warm, friendly and polite at the same time.

Judy Brown: I lived in both Italy and Greece for a few years. At first there were a few misunderstandings between my foreign friends and myself. For example, I once gave a Greek friend a present for her birthday. I was rather sorry that she didn’t unwrap it immediately. What’s more, she even didn’t thank me until I asked her if she liked it! I’ve learned from different experiences that a lot of foreigners find our attitude to what we English people call politeness is rather insincere. They feel that politeness isn’t necessary between friends.

1.According to Maria Conti, it is _________.

A. insincere to keep saying “thank you” and “I’m sorry” to strangers

B. necessary for relatives to be polite to each other

C. unfriendly for the English people to help your way in the streets

D. not polite for the English people to invite her to their houses

2.Giannis Sinios is from________.

A. England B. Greece C. Italy D. America

3.According to Judy Brown’s experience, ___________ .

A. what the English people call politeness is rather insincere

B. the English people are less polite than the people in other countries

C. ideas of what are good manners are the same in different countries

D. ideas of what is politeness are not always the same in different countries

A young man was traveling. It was getting late in the day, and he was thirsty. When he met an old man on the road, he asked him, “Where can I get water?”

The old man told him, “Walk along the road and you’ll see a small river.” Later, the old man said, “If you pick up some pebbles(鹅卵石) from the river bed, you will be both happy and sad.”

The young man thanked the old man and went on his way. When it got dark, he found the river and took a drink. He thought it was wrong to pick up pebbles, but he still picked some up. He then found a place to sleep.

The next morning, the young man found those pebbles became beautiful, bright jewels(宝石). Quickly he ran back to the river to get more, but there were only pebbles.

Looking at the beautiful jewels, he felt so sad that he did not pick up more. At the same time, he was happy that he picked up some.

1.Why did the man want to get water?

A. Because he was traveling. B. Because it was getting late.

C. Because he met an old man. D. Because he was very thirsty.

2.Where did the old man let the man get water?

A. A small river. B. A place to sleep. C. His home. D. A lake.

3.What did the young man pick up after he took a drink?

A. Nothing. B. Some pebbles. C. Water. D. Some jewels.

4.The next morning, the young man found ________.

A. there were no pebbles B. there were no jewels

C. the pebbles became jewels D. the jewels became pebbles

5.What is the best title(题目) of the passage?

A. Jewels B. How to get water C. Pebbles D. Both happy and sad

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