Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginningpeoplemaysendthewrongsignal（信号）.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Diff

　　Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginningpeoplemaysendthewrongsignal（信号）.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.

　　Differentculturesemphasize（强调）theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexamplebusinessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatworkitisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”usuallyoveraglassofteabeforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUKorFrance--peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.

　　Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.AftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetterIrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyowncultureweexpressmeaningmainlythroughwordsbutpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.

　　EvenwithinNorthernEuropeculturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.CertainlyEnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;howeverGermansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infactthisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.

　　Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvaluesandsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.Howeverifwecanunderstandthembetteramulticulturalenvironment（多元文化环境）willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.

　　(1)Insomecountrieseatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto_______.

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　　A．developcloserrelations

　　B．sharethesameculture

　　C．gettoknoweachother

　　D．keepeachothercompany

　　(2)TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_______.

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　　A．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches

　　B．toomanywordsareofnouse

　　C．peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature

　　D．eventalkandsilencecanbecultural