备战中考系列之完形填空(附解析) 第97期

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      Travelingtoallcornersoftheworldgetseasierandeasier, buthowwelldoweknowand (1)u______ eachother? Hereisasimpletest. Imagineyouwillholda (2)m______ atfouro'clock, whattimeshouldyou (3)e______ yourforeignbusinessfriendstocome? IftheyareGerman, theywill (4)a_______ ontime. IftheyareAmerican, they'llprobablybefifteenminutesearly. IftheyareBritish, they'llbefifteenminuteslate.
      TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglish (5)l________ waswidelyusedintheworld, whattheydidwascertaintobewidelyunderstood. Verysoonthey (6)f________ theywerecompletelywrong. For (7)e_______, theBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussbusinessmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal; theJapanese (8)p_______ nottoworkwhileeating. Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknow (9)e______ other, andtheydon'tdrinkatlunch. TheGermansliketotalkbusiness (10)b_______ dinner; theFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards. Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.
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