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   Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that _______. "Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us." That "quite" _______ me. I thought he was saying" We're _______ pleased you decided to join us although I _______ we had hired someone else. "Then I discovered that in American English "quite" sometimes means "very", _______ in British English it means "fairly".

So the _______ lesson about working in other countries is to _______ the language and by that I don't just _______ the words people speak. It contains _______ language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things ________ many of the differences we see between cultures.

Some of these differences may be only on the surface-dress, food and hours of work-while ________ may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the ________ and accepting them, like the climate, while we're getting on with business.

Some of the differences may be a(n)________. People are ________ polite; the service is better; you ask something to be done and it happens without having to ask again.________, other differences can be ________ punctuality(准时).If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock, your guests will consider it polite to ________ exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some in the evening in Greece. I ________ not to use the word "late" because there is nothing wrong with the ________ people base their behavior on. It is simply ________ in their own country.

【小题1】
A.wroteB.statedC.startedD.reminded
【小题2】
A.shockedB.saddenedC.annoyedD.delighted
【小题3】
A.a lot ofB.little ofC.a bit ofD.kind of
【小题4】
A.wishB.expectC.suggestD.deny
【小题5】
A.whileB.asC.sinceD.when
【小题6】
A.importantB.lastC.firstD.interesting
【小题7】
A.speakB.learnC.appreciateD.use
【小题8】
A.careB.meanC.writeD.tell
【小题9】
A.localB.writtenC.bodyD.spoken
【小题10】
A.showsB.expressesC.announcesD.notices
【小题11】
A.someB.anotherC.otherD.others
【小题12】
A.differencesB.climatesC.lifestylesD.languages
【小题13】
A.requirementB.encouragementC.excitementD.improvement
【小题14】
A.lessB.moreC.veryD.likely
【小题15】
A.InsteadB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Moreover
【小题16】
A.disappointingB.promisingC.troublingD.pleasing
【小题17】
A.turn upB.turn downC.drop outD.call up
【小题18】
A.wantB.hopeC.hateD.prefer
【小题19】
A.ruleB.timeC.cultureD.habit
【小题20】
A.honestB.meaningfulC.acceptableD.repeated
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同类题3

   I grew up in a small town. There was a man named Joe, who was uneducated and couldn’t talk _______. He was good-natured but not very smart, _______ everyone teased him.

One day when I was sitting on the porch, he came walking by. I was about 12 and thought it would make me _______ grown-up to play jokes on him as some _______ did.

He asked what I was doing. I told him that my father had _______ his job and that we were short of money. I could see my friends nearby _______ so I went on with the _______. From his _______ expression, I was convinced that I had fooled him ________

I knew he lived a ________ life with low income, so it was ________ when he asked whether we needed anything. I told him that we didn’t know if we would have enough to ________, and he replied, “You poon thing.”

That night I heard the door ________ softly. I thought it was the wind whipping against the door, so I ________ it. The next morning I found a small box of food outside my house. I knew it was from Joe. I looked into the box of canned food with ________ in my eyes. I felt ashamed of taking advantage of his ________ for me. Later I ________ the whole story to my father and said I wanted to return the box. My father scolded me and ________ that I keep the box; otherwise it would hurt Joe’s feelings.

Although the food was not ________, I knew Joe gave the best he had. I did not ________ the gift.

【小题1】
A.smoothlyB.loudlyC.publiclyD.honestly
【小题2】
A.ifB.orC.soD.but
【小题3】
A.feelB.appearC.soundD.smell
【小题4】
A.peersB.teenagersC.adultsD.idiots
【小题5】
A.foundB.lostC.searchedD.changed
【小题6】
A.playingB.cheeringC.smilingD.laughing
【小题7】
A.reportB.storyC.taleD.legend
【小题8】
A.doubtfulB.impatientC.puzzledD.concerned
【小题9】
A.properlyB.fairlyC.completelyD.finally
【小题10】
A.happyB.meaningfulC.simpleD.tough
【小题11】
A.embarrassingB.funnyC.reasonableD.sorrowful
【小题12】
A.drinkB.spendC.wearD.eat
【小题13】
A.knocked atB.broken intoC.turned downD.closed up
【小题14】
A.openedB.shutC.ignoredD.locked
【小题15】
A.thanksB.fearC.tearsD.pride
【小题16】
A.stupidityB.supportC.loveD.sympathy
【小题17】
A.confessedB.translatedC.repeatedD.recommended
【小题18】
A.preferredB.insistedC.orderedD.decided
【小题19】
A.freshB.cheapC.valuableD.tasty
【小题20】
A.appreciateB.admireC.cherishD.deserve

同类题4

   Mrs. Green told her pupils to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. She thought what these little children in a worsening neighborhood had to be _____ for. Most of the _____ drew pictures of turkeys or Thanksgiving tables full of everything _____ to eat. That was what they believed was _____ from them.

What made Mrs. Green _____ was David’s picture. David was so disappointed and _____ in his own world as other students went outside for break. David’s drawing was _____ this: A hand. Whose hand? The class were strongly attracted by his _____. “I think it must be the _____ of the cook ______ our food,” said one student.

“A hand of a ______,” said another, “because he raises the turkeys.”

“It looks more like a policeman’s, and he ______ us.” “I think,” Lucy said ______, “it is ______ to be all the hands that help us, but David could only draw one of them.”

Mrs. Green had almost forgotten David in her ______ of finding the class so responsive (积极的). Having the others working on another project, she bent over his ______ and asked whose hand it was.

David whispered, “It’s yours, Mrs. Green.”

Then Mrs. Green ______ she had taken David by the hand from time to time; she often did that with the children. But what surprised her was that it should have ______ so much to David…

Perhaps, she thought this was her Thanksgiving, and everybody’s Thanksgiving — not the things ______ to people, but the ______ that others give something to people.

【小题1】
A.eagerB.thankfulC.readyD.greedy
【小题2】
A.classB.schoolC.groupsD.boys
【小题3】
A.rareB.deliciousC.expensiveD.fit
【小题4】
A.imaginedB.informedC.warnedD.expected
【小题5】
A.satisfiedB.touchedC.amazedD.frightened
【小题6】
A.foundB.shutC.hiddenD.stuck
【小题7】
A.directlyB.simplyC.clearlyD.exactly
【小题8】
A.lookB.smileC.scoreD.image
【小题9】
A.headB.armC.handD.foot
【小题10】
A.fetchingB.earningC.sendingD.making
【小题11】
A.workerB.sailorC.farmerD.banker
【小题12】
A.bringsB.protectsC.watchesD.educates
【小题13】
A.seriouslyB.rudelyC.naughtilyD.noisily
【小题14】
A.provedB.knownC.saidD.supposed
【小题15】
A.surpriseB.sadnessC.pleasureD.loneliness
【小题16】
A.pictureB.bookC.schoolbagD.desk
【小题17】
A.observedB.wishedC.rememberedD.believed
【小题18】
A.sensedB.meantC.createdD.affected
【小题19】
A.mailedB.givenC.pickedD.lent
【小题20】
A.waysB.chancesC.abilitiesD.hopes