17．短文填空 从下面方框中选出10个单词，并将其正确形式填写在答题卡相应题号后，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）．（计10分）
come different excite go good live
loud low mean nature time west |
An old saying goes，"When in Rome（罗马），do as the Romans do．"I learned the （1）meaningof this when I studied in Russia．
One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow．My guests and I were（2）excited from visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting．We had a warm chat until the waiter told me that we were being too loud．We turned our voices （3）lower．But this didn't last long．The waiter came over to us two more （4）times with the same message．
How bad an impression（印象）we must have left on the local people!In China，it's （5）natural and important for a host to make a （6）lively atmosphere（气氛）．However，in Russia and（7）westerncountries，having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low．You need to be polite to others．
I felt bad about this．Even though we tried our （8）best，it's very difficult to develop a new habit．
Russians have their own special habits．My Russian friend，Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home．I asked him why he did this．"Aha，"Andrey said，"in Russia，people always take about a minute（9）to goover things and plans in their minds before leaving．So they won't leave anything necessary behind．"
Finding the （10）differencesbetween cultures is much fun．I'd like to keep my eyes and mind open．
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