Don't keep silent during the meeting。 I want to hear your opinion。（）

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.

After the dinner,the guests usually stay for an hour or two,thenthey would say,"Well,I'm afraid I must be going now." The hostand hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer."What,already? Won't you have another coffee?" The guests,for instance,would say."I'd love to,but I have to be up early tomorrow morningThank you for a most enjoyable evening.Good-night.And if you stay overnight or over the weekend,it will becourteousto send a thank-you note to the host or hostess thefollowing day,very often with a small gift such as a box ofchocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of theirhospitality.

1.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?（）

A.How to Prepare for a Meal.

B.Never Press Food on Your Guest.

C.Table Manners in the U.S.A.

D.How to Enjoy a Dinner.

2.The passage suggests that（）.

A.to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even if you are full

B.you should keep silent at a dinner table in order to be polite

C.if you want to be friendly with the person next to you,you should press food on him

D.talking is necessary at a dinner table

3.At a dinner table,you do all of the following except（）.

A.making the least noise possible

B.picking up your soup bowl to drink away the last drop

C.handling your silverware with care

D.drinking the coffee from your cup

4.What does"courteous" in the last paragraph mean?（）

A.Friendly

B.Generous

C.Polite

D.Noble

5.The passage implies that（）.

A.different nations have different customs

B.Chinese customs are quite similar to American ones

C.both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main course

D.if you are polite,the hostess will press more food on you