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When people in North American meet __1_ the first time, they do not talk about things that are personal. Some subjects are __2_ and it is not polite to ask people about them. People talk about their families, __3__ they don’t talk about why they aren’t married or why they don’t have children.
The way you begin a conversation can be polite or _4___ too. Try not to interrupt a person who is reading or working. If something is very important and you ___5__ interrupt, you can say, “Excuse me.”
When two people meet in public, one doesn’t ask questions ___6__ why the other person is there or what other person is doing. These questions are not __7__ as friendly. They are probably seen as nosey.
People ask each other about _8___ health, but it isn’t polite to probe into details. People often ask about their jobs, but they don’t talk about their salaries. ___9__ topics include weather, sports and holidays. Topics __10__ are politics, personal details and religion.
1: A: withB: for C: crossD: into
2: A: badB: good C: confusingD: private
3: A: andB: then C: butD: later
4: A: kindB: impoliteC: sillyD: boring
5: A: have toB: mustC: oughtD: should
6: A: aboutB: onC: forD: of
7: A: lookedB: believedC: seenD: see
8: A: hisB: their C: himD: them
9: A: SafeB: UnsafeC: TerribleD: Interesting
10: A: avoidB: to avoidC: avoiding D: to be avoided
1-5: BDCBA
6-10: ACBAD
