2. It's impolite to         (插入)your chopsticks       the food inChina.

1. It's         (值得)spending time to learn about the       (习俗)of China before you go there. It's important to know about some        （基础的)table manners in China.

4. It is i      to talk aloud in public.

3. You are supposed to k      when you meet someone for the first time inBrazil.

2. You are e      to s      hands when you meet Chinese for the first time.

1. It is polite to b        to each other when you g      people in Korea.

Different countries have different customs in giv?ing presents. InChinayou must never give a clock to a Chinese person,because the sound of the word for "clock" is similar to the sound of "death". Also,don't wrap(用 ... 包裹)a present in white,black or blue paper,because they are the colors for funerals(葬礼).Don't give a knife,because something sharp can cut a friendship. In Russia if you give flowers as presents,you have to give an odd number of them (one,three,five,etc. ) because even numbers of flowers are for funer?als. In Germany if you arc invited to dinner,flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess(女主人),but don't take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don't take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number. Don't take an even number of anything,either. Don t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.

(   ) 36. Accordir^ to the passage,       must never be given to CHnase people as presents.

A. flowers    B. clothes

C. food    D. clocks

(   ) 37. People don't wrap presents in black or white paper in      

A.  Germany

B.  China

C.  bothChinaand Germany

D.  bothChinaand Russia

(   ) 38. What does the underline word "even" mean in Chinese in the passage?

A.偶数的           B.奇数的

C.甚至             D.平坦

(   ) 39. What presents can you take to your dinner hostess inGermany?

A.  Thirteen of something.

B.  Flowers except red roses.

C.  An even number of something.

D.  Something wrapped in brown paper. 

(   ) 40. Which is the best title of the passage?

A.  Foreigners' presents

B.  Giving flowers as presents

C.  Different customs in giving presents

D.  Don't give thirteen of anything as pres?ents

Around the world,people have different ideas about what good manners are. When you go to restau?rants in   parts of the world, its 26    to know the right and wrong things to do. For example,in China     to 27    a lot of noise in a restau?rant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and 28    ，you may   there's something wrong with it. However,in many Western countries,restaurants are 29    places. If at a table talk too loud,other people who are eating there might even 30    to the owner of the .Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for31    In Western countries,one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客），but 32    friends eat together,they usually share the cost. This is called "going Dutch". Also,when Westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the33    This is called "leaving a tip". Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US,it's 34    to leave tips of 10%， 15%,or 20% of the bill,which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money！ The way people eat food is not the same in different parts of the world? but you can 35    the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Indian foods,for example,are popular all over the world.

(   ) 26. A. popular    B. difficult C. important  D. Enjoyable

(   ) 27. A. cause    B. keep C. hear   D. make

(   ) 28. A. lively    B. friendly C. lucky    D. polite

(   ) 29. A. noisy    B. quiet C. busy    D. clean

(   ) 30. A. shout    B. explain C. complain    D. speak

(   ) 31. A. everybody    B. nobody C. somebody    D. none

(   ) 32. A. until    B. when C. unless    D. since

(   ) 33. A. gatekeeper    B. seller C. waiter    D. visitor

(   ) 34. A. terrible    B. common C. serious    D. unusual

(   ) 35. A. invent    B. discover C. prefer    D. find

25. 王老师不厌其烦地给我们讲解这道题。

Mr. Wang_______  ________  _______  ______        to explain this problem to us.

24. 她非常好客，总能给我一种宾至如归的感觉。

She is very popular and always  ________  _________