2 . A taboo (禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has ______(it) own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel __________ (comfortable).   I learned this through my own experience.

Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two___________ (foreign) around our city. Mr. Singh was from India and Mr. White from the USA. When I   ___________ (hold) out my left hand to shake hands with Mr. Singh, he seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, ___________, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not   __________ (like) chickens’ claws (鸡爪). During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued __________ (explain) that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that ____________ oxen are sacred (神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that ___________ was not usual in the USA for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that   Americans don’t usually get into each other’s_________ （person）space. Isn’t it a good lesson that needs remembering?