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　　Livingintheforeignculturecanbeexcitingbutitcanalsobeconfusing.AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydiscussedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossibleevenov

　　OnherfirstdayinMicronesiaanislandinthePacificLisathoughtthewaitresswasn’tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashotshewentintoastoreandasked“Doyouhaveanycolddrinks?”Thewomantheredidn’tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestionagain.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:ShehasraisedhereyebrowswhichinMicronesiaitmeans“yes”.

　　JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgariaacountryinEurope.Shewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbage.Sheaskedthewriter“Doyouhavecabbagetoday?”Henoddedhishead.Janwaitedbutthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountryanodmeans“no”.

　　TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndia.Afterexplainingsomethinginclassheaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyansweredwithdifferentnodsandshakesofheads.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadn’tunderstoodsoheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagainthedidthesamething.Hesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndiapeoplenodandshakeheadsindifferentways.Itdependsonwheretheycomefrom.

　　【小题1】TheseAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey_____________.

　　neededtolearnforeignlanguages.

　　shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiences

　　hadproblemswithcommunications

　　【小题2】PeopleinMicronesiashow“yes”by_________.

　　A.noddingheads B.raisingtheeyebrows C.shakinghands.

　　【小题3】Tommisunderstoodhisclassatfirstbecause__________.

　　hedidn’tknowmuchaboutIndianculture

　　hedidn’texplaineverythingclearlyenough

　　hedidn’tknowwherethestudentscamefrom

　　【小题4】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　InBulgarianoddingheadsmeans“no”