A B C D
55. You will feel inconvenient in Japan if you can either speak Japanese nor English.
A B C D
Part Ⅳ Cloze （10％）
In most cultures, when you meet acquaintances for the first time during a day, it is normal to greet them. The main purpose of this greeting is to 56 a good relationship between the people 57 and each language usually has 58 set phrases which can be used for this purpose. Sometimes, though, there can be 59 differences in the type of phrases which can be used, and cultural misunderstandings can easily 60. The following is a true example.
A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her 61 she knew nothing about the Chinese culture of language. 62 her way to school one day, she went to the bank to get some money. 63, the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised 64 such a question because in the British culture it would be 65 an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people it can also 66 the young man’s interest in dating the girl. 67 this bank clerk was a complete stranger 68 the British girl, she was very much taken aback(生气), and hastily commented that she had eaten 69. After this she 70 to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked the same question. By now she 71 why they asked it.73 the following days she was asked the same question again and again. Only much later 74 that the question had no real meaning 75 –it was merely a greeting.
56. A. build on B. build up
C. build into D. build out
57. A. concerned B. concern
C. concerning D. to concern
58. A. a number of B. the number of
C. the amount of D. an amount of
59. A. considered B. considering
C. considerable D. considerate
60. A. raise B. raise
C. arouse D. lead
61. A. arrive B. arrived
C. arrives D. arrival
62. A. In B. To
C. By D. On
63. A. To her disappointment B. In her disappointment
