Traveling to all corners of the world is getting easier and easier. We live in a global village,but how well do we know and u 1       each other? The customs in many countries are quite d 2       Here is a simple test. Imagine you will have a meeting at four o'clock in the afternoon,what time would you expect your foreign business friends to a 3       ? If they are Germans,they will come on time. If they are American,they'll probably be fifteen minutes e 4       But British are opposite to American. They'll be fifteen minutes late.

  The British think since the English language is w 5      used in the world,what they do is certain to be widely understood. Very soon they find they are completely w 6       They have to change their ideas,as they realize that they have a lot to learn about how to c 7      with foreign business friends. For example,the British are happy to have a business lunch and d 8       business matters with a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while e 9       Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other,and they don't drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk I 10      They have to be well fed before they discuss anything.

1.u       2. d       3. a       4. e       5. w      

6.w       7. c       8. d       9. e       10. 1       

1. understand   2. different   3. arrive   4. early   5. widely  

6. wrong   7. communicate   8. discuss   9. eating   10. later

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