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From the time we were babies we have been taught manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.

Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia（波利尼西亚）it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food.

Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）.They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well，or to bless a new-born baby. In most other places，spitting means something completely different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries，it may mean that you hate someone.

When we go to visit someone we say “ Hello！” Or “ How are you ? ” or things like that.

But if you are visiting an East African village , everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you, The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly，without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you.

In a village in Arab , a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passes in front , he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse.

1.From this passage we know        .

2. In many places，spitting may mean        .

3. If you visit an East African village , you        .

Smiling is the best way of making friends.

When I was thirteen   46   old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a   47   school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely  48   I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I   49   talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to   50   me.

Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk  51   as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment,   52   came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked   53   me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became   54   to everyone in my class.

  55   the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

46. A. days                  B. weeks                     C. months                   D. years

47. A. old                     B. new                       C. same                     D. easy

48. A. because                     B. before                    C. after                       D. if

49. A. couldn’t                     B. mustn’t                   C. needn’t                   D. won’t

50. A. talk to            B. look after                C. worry about           D. ask for

51. A. early                   B. unhappily               C. quickly                  D. wonderfully

52. A. a girl                 B. a boy                     C. some girls              D. some boys

53. A. of                     B. on                          C. at                          D. into

54. A. closer                B. older                       C. cooler                    D. colder

55. A. Instead of           B. Look forward to     C. Pay attention to      D. Thanks to