根据短文内容,从下框的A~E项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余项。
A. Gift giving proven(证明) to be valuable.
B. Memories from gift giving.
C. Moments and events for gift giving.
D. Various functions(功能) of gift giving.
E. Gift giving as a two-way(双向的) social activity.
Gift Giving
小题1:________
There are many occasions (场合) for giving gifts in modern societies: birthdays, naming ceremonies(庆祝仪式), weddings, anniversaries(周年纪念日), New Year. People often give gifts on many of these celebrations in western countries. Sometimes special events, such as one’s first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift giving.
小题2:________
What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gifts. If someone gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I should give one on his or her next birthday.
小题3:________
Gifts tighten(使紧密) personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People say that a gift lets the recipient (接受者) know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special. ”We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give presents to say “I’m sorry.”
小题4:________
People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house. These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years: “I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,” the woman said, “because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship we’ve had. ” The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind. This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others. She hoped that the recipients would look at her gifts in years to come and remember her.