I worked inFrancetwo years ago and learned some French customs. I want to share some of them with you. Here are some dos and don’ts when you work there.
Dos
Start a conversation with a Frenchman in French. The French take pride in their language, French. The best way to show your respect for that is to try your best to speak French—even there are a few, badly pronounced word.
Take your lunch and coffee breaks even if you are busy working on something important. The lunch break can be a good chance to make friends, so you shouldn’t waste it. Lunch breaks are very important to Frenchmen. How important? Let me give you some examples. You have to stop shopping and leave the supermarket 10 or 15 minutes before the lunch break. You need to finish your talk on the phone before 11 ：55. You can’t ask your colleagues to work during the lunch break. Nothing can stop themfrom having their lunch breaks.
Start a day in a French office by saying “ Bonjour” to your colleagues.
Don’ts
Don’t shake hands. You should exchange the kiss on the cheek (脸颊). It starts by bringing one cheek close to the other’s cheek and having a touch on the cheek. You should do this with friends and family members.
( ) 1. Which of the following is true if you work
inFrance?
A. If you can’t speak French well, you’d better not speak it to a Frenchman.
B. You are not supposed to take your lunch breaks if you don，t finish your work on time.
C. You should exchange the kiss on the cheek with friends and family members instead of shaking hands.
D. If you call someone at 11:20，you should finish your conversation before 12：20.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word “ colleagues ” mean?
A. friendship B. pride
C. workmates D. languages
( ) 3. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
A. Lunch breaks. B. Examples.
C. Frenchmen. D. Colleagues.
( ) 4. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Lunch Breaks inFrance.
B. My Working Experience inFrance.
C. Learning French inFrance.
D. Dos and Don’ts inFrance.
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Do as the Romans Do
The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the west to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners inChina, but it is not in the west at all. In the United States， it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say， “ No，thanks. ” When an American is fed with beer by the host，for example，he might say， “No，thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsi-Cola (百事可乐）is OK if you have it. ” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying ： When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
( ) 1. How does the writer feel when he has
dinner with a Chinese host?
A. Pleasant. B. Uncomfortable.
C. Satisfied. D. Happy.
( ) 2. Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer
of food or drink at a dinner party?
A. He has had enough.
B. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.
C. He is shy.
D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.
( ) 3. When an American wants something to eat
or drink at a dinner, he will .
A. ask for it boldly
B. refuse the offer
C. ask for it directly
D. express himself indirectly
( )4. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means _ .
A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do
B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do
C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do
D. Romans can be an example for you
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Planting happiness
Last year, I bought a flower pot. But I didn’ t use it. Last week, I went to buy some flower seeds (种 子）. I planted the seeds in the flower pot.
1. But I went on watering the seeds. On
the tenth day， I saw green sprouts (嫩芽). I was so excited. I knew that I could make something grow!
2. Our lives are sometimes like the
empty pots. Our days are filled with lots of different things. However, we usually don’t do a lot of things just because they are of little importance. We feel
that something is missing. 3. The things
that we may be missing in life are seeds of hope, love and dreams.
I planted many different flower seeds that day, because I know that the things produced are exactly what I have planted. This is the same as planting
things in life. 4. If I plant negative
thoughts inside my heart, I will only become sadder and sadder with each passing day. If I plant seeds of hope, 5 .
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B. | The flower was growing fast. |
C. | Everything that is planted inside my heart will |
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D. | For a few days, nothing happened. |
E. | I can expect wonderful things. |
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