Question

As we all know，the Americans and the British people not only speak the same language……English，but also have a large number of ways of doing things．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．This is often true for women as well as for men．Also，most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to a woman and so will most Americans．That is polite，we call that “Lady first”．

Neither the British nor the Americans think that standing in a queue at the post office，the movies，the bank，supermarket or anywhere is wrong．To be on time is important both in England，and America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for seven o'clock，the dinner guest can't arrive by the time，he or she should call up to explain why he or she will be late or why he or she can't come．Of course，the Americans and the British have some differences：the Americans have “coffee breaks”，while the British more often have “tea breaks”，for example．But there is much more than that they have in common．

1．Which language do both the American and the British people speak?

2．When do people shake hands with foreigners?

3．Why do most men in England open the door for women?

4．What do British people have while Americans have coffee break?

5．If we can't come to the dinner，what should we do?

Answer 1

1．English                 2．When they first meet                    3．It's polite

4．Tea break             5．We should call up to explain why we can't go