(1) ________ nation has its own (2) ________ of behaviour, and the United States is (3)_

（1) ________ nation has its own （2) ________ of behaviour, and the United States is （3)_

_______ exception. In the United States, children are encouraged almost from (4) ________ to be open and direct. Americans think that (5) is a sign of honesty. They should, and (6)________ speak their (7) ________. (8) ________ in business or social life, openness serves (9)________ a corner stone for partnership and companionship. Americans are suspicious of (10)________ and indirectness. They feel (11) ________ by indirectness which they don’t trust or understand. Many (12) ________ nations, however, do not value openness or directness highly. For instance, people in Britain (13) ________ these qualities, because, to them, openness and directness (14) ________ naive, childish and even rude. They do not signify adult behaviour in their eyes. British people consider indirectness as a virtue and view it in a positive (15) ________. They even hold that indirectness is an art of communication. The English and American may have some problems with their communication even though they speak the same language.

(1) a. All b. A c. Every d. Different

(2) a. level b. mode c. rule d. code

(3) a. no b. not c. without d. neither

(4) a. born b. birth c. initiation d. beginning

(5) a. opening b. open c. openness d. opened

(6) a. can b. may c. must d. would

(7) a. thinking b. brain c. minds d. head

(8) a. Whether b. If c. Both d. Neither

(9) a. for b. with c. at d. as

(10) a. reservation b. reserved c. reserve d. reservedness

(11) a. afraid b. threatened c. terrified d. horrified

(12) a. other b. the other c. another d. every other

(13) a. deny b. oppose c. argue d. discourage

(14) a. seem b. look c. feel d. sound

(15) a. way b. road c. feeling d. point