Many people give this celebration even more （） than people in East Asia give the Spring Festival.

In American business meetings, people are expected to participate verbally (口头上), or else others may think that they are uninterested in the meeting. Active participation involves the following: 1. Starting a discussion, bringing up new ideas and topics, and making suggestions. 2. Asking people for opinions, information, and explanations. 3. Repeating ideas and explanations for those who can’t understand you. 4. Encouraging people to speak by accepting different points of view. If an employee appears to be passive at a meeting, Americans may feel that the person is not contributing to the meeting. "Brainstorming" is a common practice at American meetings. The purpose of brainstorming is to express as many ideas as possible on a given question or problem. This technique is used to collect all the ideas of the group, without stopping to discuss or evaluate the value of each suggestion. First people brainstorm freely; then they narrow down and eliminate ideas or suggestions that are not workable. Brainstonning is a creative process that demands full verbal participation. This method of creating, exploring, and solving problems is foreign to many people who are not culturally comfortable with "blurting out" (不假思索的说) ideas.

36.If you are attending business meeting in America, you'd better ______.

A. speak out your own ideas actively

B. keep silent and listen to the others carefully

C. appear uninterested in the meetings

D. wait for your turn to speak

37.When someone can't understand your opinions, you should ______.

A. bring up your new ideas and topics

B. give him your explanations

C. encourage him to give his own ideas

D. accept his different points of view

38.The common practice "brainstorming" is used to ______.

A. ask as many questions as possible

B. discuss or evaluate the value of each question

C. provide more opportunities to attend meetings

D. get the most ideas about a problem

39.What does the word "foreign" (last para.) mean?（）

A. Not natural.

B. Coming from outside.

C. Not popular.

D. Not one's own.

40.Which of the following statements is TRUE?（）

A. People from other cultures don't know how to give their opinions at meetings.

B. As an employee, you are expected to participate in business meeting actively.

C. Brainstorming is the process of discussing a particular problem.

D. If you don't give you ideas at meetings, you'll be regarded as an uninteresting person.