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1、the Culture DiffencesThe Culture Different You Know About Between China and Other CountriesLets begin with whats the culture. Culture is the way a person speaks, the way they dress, the way they act, the food they eat, and all of their social norms. Culture is the collective programming of the mind

2、which distinguishes the members of one category of people from anther .Naturally, to some degree, culture means differences. Continually, lets go to details. If you have some close alien friends, taking American for an example, you will find an extremely apparent difference between Chinese and Ameri

3、can. When you treat them a big meal, all dishes are served, they scream：“ What are these? The whole chicken, the whole pig, the whole sheep? Are we expected to eat all these? Its unbelievable!” Its true that many Americans love Chinese food, like Gong Bao Chicken but not the whole chicken! There is

4、the culture deference .In Chinese tradition, the food served as whole show the hosts great respect to the guests. While for Americans, those dishes are all animals not food, they claim its cruel and crazy to eat animals. In another word, they always avoid associating the food they eat with the livin

5、g animals. So youll never find the whole chicken but the legs and wings served at the American table. It sounds amusing, isnt it? But its the truth. There are cultural and ideological differences between countries and its good to have an understanding about a cultures customs and ways. But the dange

6、r comes when we act on some of generalizations based on faulty observations. However, we always tend to forgive those who dont mean to offend us, dont we? 1.Professor Wang has a strong view against video games and _the closing of all the recreation facilities for such games.A. assists B. acknowledge

7、s C. advocates D. admits1. 2. The movie is not _ for the children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.A. profound B. valid C. decent D. upright2. 3. They are trying to _ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.A. expose B. exhibit C. exhaust D. exploit3. 4. Having h

8、ad her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an _ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations.A. inspirational B. educational C. excessive D. instantaneous4. 5.We cant help being _of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just after the money was stolen f

9、rom the office.A. skeptical B. appreciative C. suspicious D. tolerant5. 6.For three quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost _as micro-organisms.A. precisely B. instantly C. initially D. exclusively6. 7.The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were _into thi

10、nking that she was a good person.A. betrayed B. driven C. deceived D. convinced7. 8. When people become unemployed , it is _ which is often worse than lack of wages.A. laziness B. poverty C. idleness D. inability8. 9. In order to stimulate the domestic economy , the government has _ to reduce import

11、s.A. hesitated B. suggested C. resorted D. pledged9. 10. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life _, 77.2 years.A. rank B. span C. scale D. scope 10. 11. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _ from th

12、e United States.A. deliveries B. transmissions C. transfer D. transportation11. 12. This writer, as well as his _ , was interested in the same subjects.A. contemporaries B. temporaries C. temporals D. temptations12. 13. I think the way shes been treated is a _ disgrace. A. partial B. downright C. pa

13、rtly D. complementary13. 14. I have to question the _ of forcing the injured to pay for the damage to the equipment. A. morality B. obstruction C. conscience D. advantage 14. 15.They suggest that virtues is an essential ingredient in the _ for success.A. recite B. receipt C. reception D. recipe15. 1

14、6. A good _is a soft pillow.A. conscious B. conscience C. cautious D. courteous16. 17. In defence of his policy, the Minister _ the sharp decrease in road deaths.A. pointed to B. pointed at C. pointed out D. pointed up17. 18. After a few years as a doctor he left the profession and _ journalism.A. t

15、ook on B. took out C. took to D. took off18. 19. John didnt come to his office on time this morning, because his car _ on the way to work.A. broke out B. broke in C. broke down D. broke through19. 20. He didnt want to visit her but conscience _ him toA. obstructed B. compelled C. propelled D. requir

16、ed20. 21. Any public _ of this information would be very damaging to the company.A. disclosure B. enclosure C. closure D. pleasure21. 22. “I understand how difficult it must be for you.” she said with _. A. compassion B. company C. conscience D. companion22. 23. The clerk at the foreign exchange cou

17、nter is too slow and each _ seems to last forever.A. transaction B. transmission C. transportation D. translation 23. 24. The bad weather _ me from attending the meeting.A. banned B. obstructed C. forbade D. required24. 25. Man will suffer many disappointments in his _for truth.A. request B. conques

18、t C. quest D. inquest 25. 26. Those who _ for doctor-assisted suicide believe that the terminally ill shouldnt have to suffer. A. advocate B. support C. propagate D. publicize26. 27. Republicans _ three Senate seats that had been held by Democrats. A. captured B. segmented C. arrested D. captivated2

19、7. 28. Womens employment opportunities are often severely _ by family commitments and by low expectations. A. sustained B. detained C. remained D. constrained 28. 29. Did he feel any _ for the victim of his crime? A. compass B. companion C. company D. compassion29. 30. He was fined for _ the work of

20、 the police. A. abstracting B. obstructing C. constructing D. obtaining30. 31. The film _ the idea that women should be pretty and dumb. A. advances B. refines C. restores D. reinforces31. 32. I have battled with my _ over whether I should actually send this letter. A. consciousness B. conscientious

21、ness C. conscience D. consideration32. 33. The train was _ because of the accident and many people got injured. A. derailed B. delay C. blocked D. denounce33. 34. Opposition leaders said that the elections had been _ by corruption. A. fainted B. painted C. polluted D. tainted34. 35. Your _ shows tha

22、t youre just the one we need. A. testimonial B. testament C. texture D. evident35. 36. The continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness _ and for most men this comes chiefly through their work. A. in accordance B. in consequenceC. in the long run D. in correspondence36

23、. 37. The committee is totally opposed _ any changes being made in the plans. A. of B. on C. to D. against37. 38. The meeting ended with a(n) _ to step up cooperation between the six states of the region. A. decaying B. offer C. proverb D. pledge 38. 39. The moody athlete was _ with loaded questions

24、 such as why he didnt quit skating since he had always choked at big events. A. inflicted B. plagued C. embraced D. plunged 39. 40. They sued the company for _ of contract. A. breach B. breakdown C. collapse D. transgression40. 41. Local housing authorities have been _ by the housing crisis to make

25、offers of sub-standard accommodation. A. compensated B. enraged C. spurred D. compelled 41. 42. The bank charges a fixed rate for each _.A. trade B. transaction C. dealing D. transcription42. 43. Over a _ of only three years, shopping online has become an integral part of many peoples everyday life.

26、 A. session B. passage C. span D. scope 43. 44. Some job applicants were taken in because of the insufficient _ of negative information about the company. A. publication B. propaganda C. advertising D. disclosure 44. 45. The boss said that the error the employee had made would come back to _ them fo

27、r years to come. A. publish B. haunt C. impress D. improve45. 46. If you give your baby juice, you should _ it well with cooled, boiled water. A. dilute B. stir C. diffuse D. disperse46. 47. There is a(n) _ assumption that younger workers are easier to train. A. potential B. definite C. inherent D.

28、underlying47. 48. The applications were carefully _ in case any of them contained false information. A. selected B. screened C. inscribed D. presented 48. 49. Beat the mixture until it has the _ of thick cream. A. dentistry B. intensity C. consistency D. competency49. 50. They both have learnt that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually _. A. tolerant B. exclusive C. acceptable D. indispensable50.