从下面方框中选出10个单词,并将其正确形式填写在答题卡相应题号后,使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次)。
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An old saying goes, “When in Rome(罗马),do as the Romans do.” I learned the ____ of this when I studied in Russia.
One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were ____ from visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We had a warm chat until the waiter told me that we were being too loud. We turned our voices ____ .But this didn't last long. The waiter came over to us two more ____ with the same message.
How bad an impression(印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it's ____ and important for a host to make a ____ atmosphere(气氛).However, in Russia and ____ countries, having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low. You need to be polite to others.
I felt bad about this. Even though we tried our ____ , it's very difficult to develop a new habit.
Russians have their own special habits. My Russia friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him why he did this. “Aha,” Andrey said, “in Russia, people always take about a minute ____ over things and plans in their minds before leaving. So they won't leave anything necessary behind.”
Finding the ____ between cultures is much fun. I'd like to keep my eyes and mind open.