Do as the Romans Do

　 The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1. From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.

　 A. very hot　　　　 B. rude

　 C. impolite　　　　 D. cold]

2. When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels _______.

　 A. pleasant　　　　 B. uncomfortable

　 C. satisfied　　　　　 D. happy

3. Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?

　 A. He has had enough.

　 B. He is shy.

　 C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.

　 D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.

4. When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will _______.

　 A. ask for it boldly

　 B. refuse the offer

　 C. ask for it directly

　 D. express himself indirectly

5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do “means “________”.

　 A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do

　 B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do

　 C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do

　 D. Romans can be an example for you

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　　Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first time come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

　　The Indians have a habit of shaking their head slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn't mean “No”, but “Yes”.

　　If a person doesn't know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

　　At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once！” The driver said in a low voice ,“Yes, sir. ” Smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

(1) Generally speaking, nodding the head means _________, and shaking the head means　　　　   .

[　　]

(2) According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _________.

[　　]

A. nod his head

B. shake his head

C. neither nod his head nor shake his head

D. either nod his head or shake his head

(3) Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because_________.

[　　]

A. the Indian driver had something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him a little money

C. the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. the Indian shook his head to mean agreement

(4) Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _________.

[　　]

A. the Indian driver didn't want to send him to his office

B. he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in Indian

C. he asked the driver to send him to the office, but the driver didn't say any words

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

(5) The phrase “on the contrary” means________.

[　　]

A. just the opposite

B. clear difference between two things

C. doing what you want to do

D. on the other hand

　　The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks. ” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I'll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola (百事可乐) if you have it. ” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1．From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.

[　　]

2．When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels ________ .

[　　]

3．Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?

[　　]

A．He has had enough.

B．He is shy.

C．He is afraid that others will laugh at him.

D．He thinks it's polite to do that.

4．When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will ________ .

[　　]

5．“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means “ ________ ”.

[　　]

A．When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do

B．When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do

C．When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do

D．Romans can be an example for you

（Evening Paper, May 19） Yucai Middle School needs a foreign teacher. He（She）must have worked in China for more than 2 years and had better come from the USA. The pay is ￥ 20,000 a year. In ten days this piece of advertisement（广告）will be useful. Telephone: 8866177. Address: No. 6 People Road.

(　 )56. If a customer（顾客）goes to the biggest Shopping Centre with Dongying Daily of May 3, 2012, he will get a small present ______.

　 　　　　 A. every day　 B. from Dongying Daily 　C. on May 8, 2012 　 D. on May 3, 2012

(　 )57. If an American teacher has worked in China for 3 years and comes to Yucai Middle School to ask for the job in June, he will _______.

　 　　　　 A. get a bad job　　 B. not get the job　 C. be a good teacher D. be useful

(　 )58. When and where will the football match be?

　 　　　　 A. In Dongying Stadium on Sunday. B. In Dongying Stadium on February 3.

　 　　　　 C. In Guo’an on February 8. D. In Shenhua Stadium at 3:00 on February 8.

(　 )59. If three adults（成人）and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMB ______ yuan.

　 　　　　 A. 165　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. 135　　　　　 　　　 C. 195　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. 225

(　 )60. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

　 　　　　 A. The Shopping Centre is at No. 16 Jinan Street.

　 　　　　 B. The telephone number of Yucai Middle School is 8866177.

　 　　　　 C. Xu Genbao is a coach.

D. The match is between Beijing Team and Guo’an Team.