MORE READING PRACTICE /E 12 (UNIT 1, 2 & 3) TOPIC 1: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING Passage 1: Nonverbal communication, or "body language", is communication by facial expressions, head or eyes movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important to understand -------(1)---- words are. Misunderstandings- often amusing-----(2)-------- sometimes serious- can arise between people from different cultures if they misinterpret nonverbal signals. For example, take the differences in meaning of a gesture----(3)------- is very common in the United States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger. To an American, it means that everything-----(4)----- OK. To Japanese, it means that you are talking --- (5)------- money. In France, it means that something is worthless. Meanwhile in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly offend a Greek by using that particular hand signal. 46.A. as B. than C. more D. less 47.A. although B. but C. unless D. in order to 48.A. who B. where C. why D. that 49. A. is B. are C. were D. was 50.A. around B. about C. among D. ahead Passage 2: We can (1) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Animals have ways of (2) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (3) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. Radio, film, and television (4) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (5) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. 1. A. communicate with B. talk with C. communicate to D. talk to 2. A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving 3. A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared 4. A. have B. have had C. are having D. had 5. A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much TOPIC 2: HOMELIFE The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (1)____ a father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1980 were dead by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (2)____ couples may believe that they would not make good parents, they may want freedom, the responsibilities of childrearing; or, perhaps they (3)_____ physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult who is a step parent. A step mother or step father is a person (4)____a family by marrying a father or mother. Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the right to (5)____ and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what types of family group they must belong to. They respect each other's choices regarding family groups. Families are very important (5)____ Americans. 1. A. Consisting of B. consisting C. Consist of D. In concluding 2. A. childlike B. childish C. childless D. childhood 3. A. weren't B. can't C. are not D. couldn't 4. A. who joins B. that leaves C. who leads D. which runs 5. A. respect B. change C. divorce D. privacy TOPIC 1: CULTURAL DIVERSITY Gift giving is important in Vietnam because of the significance of interpersonal relationships in Vietnamese (1)______. It is common in Vietnam for exchanging small gifts on certain occasions, such as anniversary and Tet holiday, to (2) _____ your respect, appreciation or gratitude. Gift-giving customs depends on the context. If it is a private gift for one Vietnamese partner you should give the gift (3)____ a private occasion or private meeting. If you have a gift for the whole office or company, you should give it after the business meeting with the whole office (4)_____. Do not wrap a gift in black paper (5)____ this color is unlucky and associated with funerals in Vietnam. Gifts that symbolize cutting such as scissors, knives and other sharp objects should be advoided because they (6)_____the cutting of the relationship. The Vietnamese may or may not open these gifts when they are received; leave the option to them. If you are offered a gift, you should ask the (7)____ whether you should open it when receiving or not. Regardless of when it is opened or what it is, saying thanks are always (8)_____. 1. A. culture B. impression C. standard D. opportunity 2. A. feel B. express C. secure D. hold 3. A. on B. in C. for D. at 4. A. volunteers B. agencies C. staff D. work 5. A. although B. so C. and D. because 6. A. show B. develop C. mean D. guess 7. A. host B. giver C. receiver D. agent 8. A. formal B. friendly C. appropriate D. honest . MORE READING PRACTICE /E 12 (UNIT 1, 2 & 3) TOPIC 1: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING Passage 1: Nonverbal