Question

You know gift giving plays a very important role in nowadays society.Now let's see what happened in some countries.

Australia

Australia is known for its friendly informality and lack of etiquette.At a trade show，T?shirts，ties or a pin may be appropriate mementos.Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment(尴尬)．

Greece

The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening's entertainment.If you are invited to a Greek home，flowers or a cake for the hostess are a fit gift.

Germany

A West Virginia executive(主管)，visiting Germany for the first time，was invited to the home of his largest customer.He decided to bring his hostess a bouquet of flowers.He selected a dozen red roses.Oh！A terrible mistake! Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home，but there are three taboos to remember：1)Red roses signify a romantic interest.2)An even number of flowers stand for bad luck，as does the number thirteen.3)Always unwrap the flowers before presenting them.This West Virginia was making what amounted to a pass at his customer's wife.

Italy

When you are invited to a person's home for dinner，it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolate for your hostess，and in Italy never send chrysanthemums(菊花)，since they suggest death.

1.At trade shows，________may be appropriate mementos.

A. flowers B. pins

C. cakes D. chrysanthemums

2.The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is________.

A. T?shirts and ties B. an evening's entertainment

C. a dozen roses D. some flowers and a cake

3.Thirteen flowers mean________in Germany.

A. good luck B. bad luck C. happiness D. death

4.In Italy，chrysanthemums mean________.

A. love B. luck C. death D. happy

5.From the passage，we can learn that________.

A. different countries have different culture

B. beautiful roses stand for “love” in Italy

C. the number “13” is a lucky number in Germany

D. it's an appropriate gift for the hostess to send chrysanthemums

Answer 1