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　　AyearinChinateachesyou,amongotherthings,agreatrespectfortheelements.Idon’tsupposethat_1_climatehereisanyworsethanthatof,say,NewYork.Thebig_2_isthat,unlikeNewYorkers,thepeopleofPekingdon’tliveincomfortablyheatedandair-conditionedbuildings.Theotherday,hailstones,thesizeofhens’eggssmashedmywindowandaneighbour’scarwindscreen.Hugeelectricstormsriptheskyinsummer.Inspring,blindingcloudsofdustblowin_3_theGobidesertandwinds_4____thetopsoilfromthebareearth.

　　AyearinChinateachesyouotherthings,too,andnotleasthowwrongmostofyoursuppositionswere.TheChinese,itiswellknown,arerathershort,drinkteawiththeirmealsanddonot_5_____theiremotions.TheChinese,inmyobservation,answertononeofthosedescriptions.

　　IwouldguessthatChinesepeoplebelowtheageof,say,25aretaller_6___theircounterpartsinLondon.Notasheavy,almostcertainly,buttaller.

　　Ihaveneverseen___7___fromNorthChinadrinkteawithameal,thoughtheydoinHongKong.