【Chinaisknownasacountryofetiquette(礼节)andceremonies.Hereisaninterestingstorythatshowsthis.Onceuponatimeaman36onalongtriptovisithisfriendandtookaswanasagift.Buttheswan37fromitscageo】

　　Chinaisknownasacountryofetiquette(礼节)andceremonies.Hereisaninterestingstorythatshowsthis.Onceuponatimeaman 36 onalongtriptovisithisfriendandtookaswanasagift.Buttheswan 37 fromitscageonthewayandwhenhetriedto 38 ithegotholdofnothingbuta 39 .Insteadofreturninghomehecontinuedhis 40 takingtheswanfeatherwithhim.Whenhisfriendreceivedthis 41 gifthewasdeeplymoved.Andthe 42 ‘Thegiftisnothingmuchbutit’sthethoughtthatcounts.’was 43 farandwide.

　　Chineseusedto 44 onehandintheotherinfrontofthechestasasalute.This 45 hasahistoryofmorethan2000yearsbutnowadaysitis 46 usedexceptontheSpringFestival.Andshakinghandsismorepopularand 47 onformaloccasions.Bowingwasoftenusedbypeopleina 48 positionsuchassubordinates(下属)studentsandattendants. 49 atpresentChineseyoungsterstendtosimplynodasagreeting.

　　Itiscommonsocialpracticeto 50 thejuniortotheseniororthefamiliartotheunfamiliar.Whenyoustartatalk 51 astrangertopicssuchasweatherfoodor 52 areagoodchoicetobreaktheice.Witha 53 achataboutcurrentaffairssportsthestockmarketorhisjobusuallygoes 54 .SimilartoWesterncustomsyoushouldbe 55 inaskingawomanprivatequestions.Howevertalkingaboutherjoborfamilylifewillneverputyouintodanger.

　　1. A．got B．made C．tookD．went

　　2. A．ran B．kept C．escapedD．avoided

　　3. A．catch B．chase C．follow D．trace

　　4. A．cage B．feather C．swanD．man

　　5. A．visit B．adventure C．journey D．expedition

　　6. A．unexpected B．good C．sudden D．accidental

　　7. A．warning B．sentence C．word D．saying

　　8. A．expanded B．spread C．extendedD．increased

　　9. A．take B．put C．cup D．set

　　10. A．culture B．hobby C．habitD．tradition

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