How much do you know about manners? Different countries have __________ manners. In some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes before you go into a house. __________ in European countries, even if they sometimes become very dirty, this kind of behavior is not done. If you are a __________ in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not __________ the food. You often leave a little to show that you have had enough. But in England, a visitor always finishes food to show that he has   ___________it. We must know the customs of other __________ so that they will not think us bad­mannered. People all over the world ___________that a well­mannered person should be kind and ___________to others. If you remember this，at least you will not go very far wrong. ___________likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person __________ bad manners. Keep your manners.

As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture.    40    . Let’s look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have bad meanings.    41    . In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired.    42    . But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is unkind. There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.

    43    . People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

    44    . We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.