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【题目】When you go to another country, you should learn to speak the language. This isn’t something you can do with just a dictionary and a g【1】 book. Allow me to explain.

Words don’t always have their literal meaning. When I went to Japan for the first time, I knew that Japanese word for “yes” is hai, I went to d【2】 an important business issue. At the e【3】 of the meeting, I summarized my plan and asked my Japanese colleague, “Do you agree?” He answered with hai. That night I called my boss and told him that Japanese company was r【4】 to go ahead with the plan. The next day I had to tell my boss that this wasn’t t【5】. It turns out that the Japanese often use hai to mean “I’ve heard you. I understand.”

Gestures are w【6】 than words. When my plane arrived in Sofia, I was tired. So I was happy that a taxi was right there. “OK?” I asked, o【7】 the door. The taxi driver moved his head up and down, so I jumped in. “Downtown, please. OK?” I said. The taxi driver nodded again, but n【8】 happened. Finally, I became a【9】 and jumped out. Guess what? In Bulgaria moving your head up and down means “No” and s【10】your head from side to side means “Yes”.

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【答案】

【1】grammar

【2】discuss

【3】end

【4】ready

【5】true

【6】worse

【7】opening

【8】nothing

【9】angry

【10】shaking

【解析】短文介绍了到不同的国家掌握这个国家的语言以及肢体语言的重要性。作者介绍了自己在日本的一段经历。首先单词并不总是有字面意思，日本人常常用“hai”来表示“我听说过你”，“我明白”的意思，还产生了生意谈判的误解；还有就是日本人的手势语“点头表示反对，摇头表示同意”，如果不知道也容易产生尴尬。

【1】句意：这不是一本字典和一本语法书所能解决的问题。结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为grammar。

【2】句意：我去讨论一个重要的商业问题。不定式to后跟动词原形，根据首字母提示可知，答案为discuss。

【3】句意：会议结束时。at the end of在……结束时，结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为end。

【4】句意：我打电话给我的老板，告诉他日本公司准备实施这个计划。be ready to do sth.准备/乐于做某事，故答案为ready。

【5】句意：第二天，我不得不告诉我的老板这不是真的。根据下文中的句子It turns out that the Japanese often use hai to mean “I’ve heard you. I understand.” 原来日本人常常用“hai”来表示“我听说过你”，我明白。”并不是同意此项计划，故答案为true。

【6】句意：手势语比语言更糟糕。根据than判断，此句是一个比较级的句子，缺少形容词的比较级，根据下文中的例子可知，有时手势语比语言更糟糕。故答案为worse。

【7】句意：“可以吗？”我打开门问。分词短语作伴随状语，根据句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为opening。

【8】句意：出租车司机又点了点头，但什么也没发生。根据下文中的句子“Finally, I became a___9___ and jumped out. Guess what?”可知，出租车司机并没有同意载客，故答案为nothing。

【9】句意：最后，我非常生气，从车里跳了出来。became为系动词，后跟形容词作表语，根据首字母提示以及语境理解可知，答案为angry。

【10】句意：摇头表示“是的”。根据前半句“moving your head up and down”可知后半句为“shaking your head from side to side”说明日本人的手势语“点头表示反对，摇头表示同意”，故答案为shaking。