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Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very 1. ______ because it can help you make yourself easily understood when you are talking with others. You are not just using words, but also using facial 2. ______ and gestures. For example, waving hands is to say "Good-bye". Shaking hands means welcome, and clapping hands means 3. ______. If you nod, people know you are saying "Yes". Shaking the 4. ______ means disagreement. You know someone wants to say something or ask a question if he 5. ______ his hand in class. Gestures are 6. ______ both by the Chinese and many foreigners as having the same meanings.
Different countries have different body language. For example, when in France, people 7. ______ each other when they meet. But when a Chinese or an Australian meets someone for the first time, he or she 8. ______ shakes hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rico 9. ______ touching each other, but people in Britain do not touch each other. People in Arab countries like standing 10. ______ each other when they are talking, but English people must keep a distance away when talking. When you use a foreign language, it is very important to know the meaning of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Following the customs will help you communicate with people and make you stay there much more pleased and comfortable.
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A
) 1. A. useful B. difficult C. strange D. helpless
(
A
) 2. A. expressions B. language C. meanings D. words
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D
) 3. A. disappointment B. anger C. surprise D. congratulations
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B
) 4. A. hand B. head C. nose D. finger
(
A
) 5. A. puts up B. puts down C. puts out D. puts off
(
A
) 6. A. accepted B. discussed C. rejected D. puzzled
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B
) 7. A. see B. kiss C. touch D. greet
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B
) 8. A. never B. usually C. seldom D. hardly
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C
) 9. A. hate B. mind C. like D. stop
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C
) 10. A. nearby B. far from C. close to D. behind
