Question

There are many differences between Chinese eating habits and Western eating habits. In the West, everyone has their own _______of food. But in China the dishes are _______on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated by a Chinese host, there must be ________ food prepared for you. Chinese are very _____of their culture and will do their best to show their hospitality(好客).

And sometimes the Chinese host uses their _____ to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The proper thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how ________it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite "Thanks" and leave the food there. Don't _______ your chopsticks upright into the rice bowl. Instead, lay(放置) them on your dish. The reason for this is that when somebody ______, the shrine(神祠) to them has a bowl of sand or rice with two chopsticks which are stuck upright in it. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout(壶嘴) is facing _______ somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.

Don't hit on your bowl with your chopsticks. Beggars(乞丐) hit on their bowls, so this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too ______ in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone's home, it is like offending the cook.

1.A. table B. plate C. favorite D. meal

2.A. made B. cooked C. eaten D. placed

3.A. a bit of B. a bit C. a lot of D. a little

4.A. afraid B. tired C. proud D. certain

5.A. knives B. forks C. hands D. chopsticks

6.A. delicious B. beautiful C. terrible D. comfortable

7.A. fall B. throw C. jump D. stick

8.A. comes B. goes C. dies D. lives

9.A. against B. towards C. over D. above

10.A. often B. early C. slowly D. fast

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