Question

Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places.

If you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia (蒙古) and some friends ask you to eat with them, what kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud "burp" ( 打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping will show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say, "Excuse me, please.”

In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts on Polynesia (波里利西亞島) it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.

What are good manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you’re polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.

If you go to meet an Arab(阿拉伯的) friend, you should walk behind the tents(帳篷) until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of other tents, you will be asked to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.

1.It is good manners to ___________ in Mongolia.

A. turn your back on others while eating

B. burp after eating

C. be silent while eating

D. talk a lot while eating

2.It’s bad manners to ___________ on Polynesia.

A. burp after eating B. eat too much

C. turn back on others eating D. see each other eating

3.Your friend won't see you until ___________ when you go to see him in an East African town.

A. you’re polite B. he finishes his work

C. you say hello to him D. you sit beside him

4.It is bad manners ___________ in Arabia.

A. to try not to see a visitor

B. to walk in front of the people's tents

C. not to eat with the people if you are asked to

D. to visit a friend while he is working

5.The writer wants to tell us ________________

A. different manners in different places

B. good manners and bad manners

C. manners of eating in different places

D. manners of visiting a friend in East Africa

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