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Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very 1 because it can help you make yourself easily understood when you are talking with others. You are not just using words, but also using facial 2 and gestures. For example, waving one's hand is to say "Good-bye". Shaking hands means welcome, and clapping hands means 3. When you nod, people know you are saying "Yes". Shaking the 4 means disagreement. Your teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question if you 5 your hand in class. These gestures are 6 both by the Chinese and many foreigners as having the same meanings. Different countries have different body language. For example, when in France, people 7 each other when they meet. But when a Chinese or an Australian meets someone for the first time, he or she 8 shakes hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rico 9 touching each other, but people in Britain do not touch each other. People in Arab countries like standing 10 one another when they are talking, but English people must keep a distance away when they are talking. When you use a foreign language, it is very important to know the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Following the customs will help you communicate with people and make you stay there much more pleased and comfortable.
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B. difficult
C. strange
D. helpless
( ) 2. A. expressions
B. language
C. meanings
D. words