For a visiting scholar like me，it's fun to look for the differences between cultures. But sometimes I can also experience embarrassing moments.

One day，I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow，Russia. The restaurant was almost full of people，but it was very quiet. My friend and I were very excited about our meeting. We were having a lively chat until the waiter told me that we were too loud. We lowered our voices. But this didn't last long. The waiter came over to us again with the same message. I felt embarrassed.

We must have left a bad impression on the local people. It's so difficult to fight against habits like this. In China，it seems only natural and even important for a host to create a lively atmosphere. However，in Russia，having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice down to be polite to others. Anyway，we were not in our home country，so we believe this is the best for us: When in Rome，do as the Romans do.

Cultural differences do not only involve eating habits. I also found another special Russian habit. My Russian friend Andrey would always look around and think for a while before leaving home. I asked him，"Is that a ceremony or something？”

“Aha，”Andrey said，“in Russia many people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving home so that they won't leave anything necessary behind. ”

Finding cultural differences can always bring you new and surprising experiences. And I would like to keep my eyes and mind open.

【小题1】What does the writer think is fun as a visiting scholar？

A．To experience some embarrassing moments.	B．To look for the cultural differences.
C．To meet friends in local restaurants.	D．To go sightseeing around a foreign country.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “embarrassing” mean in Chinese？

A．令人焦虑的

B．令人尴尬的

C．令人激动的

D．令人羡慕的

【小题3】Russian people look around and think for a while before leaving home in order to __________.

A．make sure nothing important is left behind	B．perform a ceremony to their family
C．have a good rest before going to work	D．plan what to do during the whole day

【小题4】The passage is mainly about“__________”.

A．sightseeing in Russia	B．travel plans to Russia
C．Russian culture	D．ways of greeting Russians