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Do you know that body language accounts for over 90% of a convention?That’s why communicating face to face is always better than a telephone conversation 1 if you are trying to sell something!

Your body language will give others a general 2 of you and it will also show your emotions.It’s very difficult to make your body 3 .It’s easy to tell the difference between a 4 smile of pleasure and a false smile.So if you understand body language codes (密码),it is usually possible to know what someone really 5 ,whatever they may be saying with 6 .

Although much of our body language is universal,a lot is also 7 .Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can 8 misunderstandings.Even simple gestures may have a completely different meaning in other parts of the world.For example,the circle 9 made with three raised fingers means “OK” in the United States.But it is not universal.In Brazil,Greece and Germany it is a 10 gesture showing disrespect and in Japan it means “money”!

In many Asian cultures,it is not appropriate for men and women to touch in public.Therefore,displays of affection such as 11 hands or kissing are not 12 .In some parts of Asia, 13 ,it is common for people of the same sex to hold hands as a sign of 14 .

Greetings vary according to the country and the sex of the people involved.In the west,it is appropriate to shake hands when you 15 someone for the first time and both men and women can 16 a handshake.In Indonesia,for example,a man will not offer a handshake to an Indonesian woman 17 they are in a business situation.

If you want to avoid making 18 mistakes when you travel to other countries,you should 19 their basic cultures before you leave.If you do this,you are less likely to 20 people.

1.A.namely B.particularly C.importantly

D.practically

2.A.imagination B.description

C.expression 3.A.lie C.act 4.A.polite C.sincere 5.A.cares C.shows 6.A.words C.feelings 7.A.exact C.cultural 8.A.clear up C.refer to 9.A.sign C.shape 10.A.helpless C.dangerous 11.A.shaking C.raising

12.A.comfortable C.acceptable 13A.therefore C.however

14.A.friendship C.admiration 15.A.know C.approach 16.A.suggest C.demand 17.A.unless

D.impression B.talk D.conduct B.shy D.ready B.means D.considers B.examples D.movements B.foreign D.similar B.cut down D.lead to B.mark D.figure B.rude D.casual B.touching D.holding

B.suitable D.reasonable B.otherwise D.besides

B.love D.concern B.introduce D.meet B.start D.follow B.until

C.if D.while

18.A.surprising B.disappointing C.embarrassing

D.interesting

19.A.experience B.develop C.respect 20.A.worry C.affect

D.understand B.hurt D.disturb

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Body language is the quiet,secret and most powerful language of all!It speaks 1 than words.According to specialists,our bodies send out more 2 than we realize.In fact,non-verbal(非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really 3 .And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures.Indeed,what is called body language is so 5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6 ,different societies treat the 7 between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8 contact(接触) even with friends,and certainly not with 9 .People from Latin American countries, 10 ,touch each other quite a lot.Therefore,it’s possible that in 11 ,it may look like a Latino is 12 a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino,trying to express friendship,will keep moving 13 .The Norwegian,very probably seeing this as pushiness,will keep 14 —which the Latino will in return regard as 15 .

Clearly,a great deal is going on when people 16 .And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from 17 cultures,there’s a strong possibility of 18 .But whatever the situation,the best 19 is to obey the Golden Rule:treat others as you would like to be 20 . 1.A.straighter C.harder 2.A.sounds

B.louder D.further B.invitations

C.feelings 3.A.hope C.discover 4.A.immediate C.important 5.A.well C.much

D.messages B.receive D.mean B.misleading D.difficult B.far D. long

6.A.For example B.Thus C.However 7.A.trade C.connections 8.A.eye C.bodily 9.A.strangers C.neighbours

D.In short B.distance D.greetings B.verbal D.telephone B.relatives D.enemies

B.on the other hand D.by all means

10.A.in other words C.in a similar way 11.A.trouble C.silence

B.conversation D.experiment

12.A.disturbing B.helping C.guiding 13.A.closer C.in

D.following B.faster D.away

B.going on

14.A.stepping forward C.backing away 15.A.weakness C.friendliness 16.A.talk C.laugh 17.A.different

D.coming out

B.carelessness D.coldness B.travel D.think B.European