2 . At a conference held in a cross-cultural team, some employees will feel uncomfortable intervening (介入). Meanwhile, others will be_________ to participate. Now, whether you’ll_________ actively not only depends on your personality, but also depends on your_________ patterns.

Adam Goulston, the owner of the Japanese company Seize, says that his_________ is made up of Asians and Westerners. Workers find it hard to_________ during the meetings: I found many members were unprepared to express themselves_________. Even if they _________ to break free from the typical meetings in which the highest-ranking person does most of the talking while others listen, they were_________ by having to talk. Perhaps it was too impulsive (冲动的) or they needed more time to think and prepare an ideal _________. The bigger the meeting, the greater the__________. ”

In general, when it comes to expressing ideas and opinions, employees from individualistic cultures, like Australia or the United States, __________ to say their viewpoints with ease. __________, workers from hierarchical (等级的) cultures, such as India and Middle East countries, are__________ to expressing their thoughts only after their senior coworkers have__________ their points of view. The hierarchical standards__________ a lot in Singapore, too. According to a Reddit user, at the meetings with clients, only senior managers are allowed to speak.

In addition, many Chinese people__________ the rule of “thinking before speaking”, and they’ ll have to make good__________ ahead of the meeting if they have to participate.

If you are a boss with employees from individualistic cultures, you should __________ these barriers and overcome them, because it is particularly__________ if you’ re managing a multicultural team. In that case, be sure to help your employees__________ cultural divides.

3 . Every month, Zhang Lingling holds a party with her friends in a KTV room. At the party, all the people wear hanfu—a type of dress worn by the_________ Han people—and sing songs that are _________ by traditional instruments or inspired by ancient poems. “I’m _________ by the clothes, songs and games based on traditional culture. I’m not buying the items just because they are Chinese—they just satisfy my aesthetic needs,” she_________ China Daily.

Like Zhang, there are many young people who have a_________for traditional Chinese culture. _________ the reason behind this fascination with traditional culture, Ji Fangfang, a professor with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said it’s_________traditional culture is the best way for young people to_________their national identity.

_________some prefer inheriting (继承) traditional Chinese culture, others are creating on it to be more__________to the young generation. Pop culture__________ Yu Yang is one of them. When he made a (an) __________of products featuring the ancient God of Fortune, the god wore __________ Chinese shoes and a cap, and had a microphone in his hand. “Pop culture is a __________ language. I hoped more people would accept and love my work and __________Chinese culture through my art pieces,” he said in an interview with China Daily.

Every person in this world has their own unique experiences and challenges—and just because they aren’t universal, it doesn’t mean they aren’t there. That’s where the Human Library project comes in. It gives us a chance     1    (explore) the stories that we might never know about otherwise. It gives us     2     unique opportunity to look at the world through the eyes of others.

It is done without     3    (judge), and it leads to understanding. The Human Library started     4     the concept of living books. Each person became an open “book” and shared their own experiences in life. They would talk about     5     life was like in their shoes.

The project began with fifty different human books which were highlighted in an event that     6    (last) for four days,     7    (go) for eight hours each day, as the human books answered questions and held discussions. Now, the Human Library has become something that reaches so much     8    (far) and has had an impact on so many minds.

The Human Library gives people a chance to ask questions. It offers a rare option to learn from the perspective of those who     9    (affect) by a situation. It’s no longer about always having an outside perspective. It’s about having a chance to go to the source and     10    (simple) ask.

Would you be willing to become a human book and share your own story?

I’m very glad to hear

Yours,

Li Hua

I’m LiHua, how are you going?

Preserving     1     (local) important old architectural buildings is really beneficial.

Firstly, preservation plays a cultural role. Old buildings teach us about the history that happened before we were born and promote the respect for those     2     lived in different times and different societies. Architectural monuments cultivate pride of our past and heritage,     3    (make) us unique in the world. Historical structures bring character and certain charm to the    4     (neighbor) that people live in.

Secondly, economy is an important merit of keeping the old. A growing number of tourists choose     5    (visit) architectural monuments because everyone likes to experience the "spirit" of the place, which most often     6    (represent) through architecture. Therefore, restoring old buildings promotes tourism and generates workplaces for both local people and international experts. Restoration work     7    (it) requires more skills and knowledge than simple building     8     thus results in higher salaries which also contribute to boosting the economy.

Finally, restoring old buildings     9    (be) as "green" as it can get. As the ultimate form of recycling, preservation helps reduce construction waste and save the energy that is usually put     10     manufacturing and transporting building materials.