【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Body language is one of     1     most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than     2    (speak) language. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud.     3     is possible to “read” others around us, even     4    they do not want us     5    ( catch) their unspoken communication. Of course, body language can be misread, but many    6    (gesture) and actions are universal. The most universal     7    (face) expression is, of course, the smile—its function is to show happiness and put people     8     ease. It does not always mean that we are     9    (true) happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. There     10    (be) unhappy smiles, such as when someone “loses face” and smiles to hide it. However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings.

【推荐2】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容，（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

We use both words and body language to express our thoughts and opinions when     1     (communicate) with other people. Body language can make us learn a lot about     2     people are thinking. Just like     3     (speak) language, body language     4     (vary) from culture to culture. The important thing is     5     (use) body language in a way     6     is appropriate to the culture you are in. For example, the gesture for “OK” has     7     (differ) meanings in different cultures. Even the gestures we use for “yes” and “no” differ around the world. Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere.     8     (place) your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while closing your eyes means “sleep”. Some body language has many different uses. Perhaps the best example is smiling. A smile can help us get     9     difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. If we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing     10     ( good) than seeing the smiling face of a good friend.

【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When treating some friends to dinner, we Chinese often say, “The dishes are not good. Please forgive me.” In fact, it is a Chinese way of     1    (be) modest.     2    he really means is that all the dishes here are really wonderful! What he really hopes is compliment from the guests! But     3    English would not understand it at all! Now that it is not very good, why should you present the dishes in front of us? The English would say to their guests “ Enjoy yourselves!” when eating and “hope you’ve enjoyed!” after eating.
While     4    (eat), we Chinese often say to the guests, “Eat slowly.” This would be very     5    (puzzle) to the foreigners: Am I eating very violently? Am I eating too     6    or too much?
And now comes the end of the dinner when your guests     7    (leave). The Chinese would say, “Walk slowly!” This is a very polite saying in Chinese, but will also be confusing to the foreigners: why can’t I walk fast? Does it matter     8    I walk slowly or not? Are you worrying that I may fall over?     9    change your words     10    a simple “Bye!” or “See you next time!”

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States    1     European countries, sending gifts     2     (be) rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid    3     (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these    4     (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.

In America, expensive gifts are    5     (definite) out. A good choice is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to an entertainment or a sporting event.     6    the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is thought    7     (express) the giver’s true friendship, gratitude and respect far    8    (well) than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

Australia is known for     9    (it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might be presented to a friend. But when visiting a German home, gifts    10     reflect your home country are popular, and you might want to bring small gifts for the children of the family you are visiting.

【推荐3】阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

When travelling abroad, we are expected to respect the social customs of the places we visit.

In conservative countries, for example, wearing appropriate clothes is     1     way of showing we are     2     (respect) and open-minded. Even if we are behind the walls of a hotel the entire time, the staff are locals, and should     3     (treat) accordingly. Remember we are guests in     4     (they) home, and while we     5     (visit) foreign lands many times with this in mind, we still fall short occasionally.