My wife's mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesn't smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that In most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, "ls it OK if I smoke? But, don't be surprised if they say, "No, you can't smoke. "In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you are a bad guest, but if they do not allow you to smoke in their house, they are not a rude host Guests in China also have special habits. Some Western people may not adapt to these habits ery soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not al ways necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your house, don't be too surprised if they don 't bring you a gift In China, you probably won't need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If Western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected )26. Many foreigners think that Chinese hosts are the in the world A. best B. worst C. most natural D. most different )27. When a Western guest visits a Chinese family, he often A buys some fruit B. feels like a go C wants some gifts D. takes a cup of tea )28. If the writer's guests want to smoke in his house, what will he probably say A It's OK if you smoke here B. Let's smoke togethe C. Sorry, you can't smoke here. D. Smoking is a bad habit. )29. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase " adapt to"in the passage? A. think back to B. get used to )30. What is the main idea of this passage,p close to C look forward to A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese B. Hosts must do things in the guests way C. Western hosts are al ways nice to guests D. People should understand cultural differences Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don' t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space Do you know how to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can't move awayMy wife's mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesn't smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke？” But, don't be surprised if they say, “No, you can't smoke.” In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you are a bad guest, but if they do not allow you to smoke in their house, they are not a rude host. Guests in China also have special habits. Some Western people may not adapt_to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your house, don't be too surprised if they don't bring you a gift. In China, you probably won't need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If Western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected. ( )26.Many foreigners think that Chinese hosts are the ________ in the world. A. best B. worst C. most natural D. most different ( )27.When a Western guest visits a Chinese family, he often ________. A. buys some fruit B. feels like a god C. wants some gifts D. takes a cup of tea ( )28.If the writer's guests want to smoke in his house, what will he probably say? A. It's OK if you smoke here. B. Let's smoke together. C. Sorry, you can't smoke here. D. Smoking is a bad habit. ( )29.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “adapt to” in the passage? A. think back to B. get used to C. look forward to D. keep close to ( )30.What is the main idea of this passage? A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese. B. Hosts must do things in the guests' way. C. Western hosts are always nice to guests. D. People should understand cultural differences. B Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely. How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don't stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space. Do you know how to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can't move away!