___________ is better than to receive.

A．To give         B．Give     C．Have given      D.Giving

　　Do you enjoy travelling to other countries? There is a saying that goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

　　You will find gifts are important. Do remember not to give anything of four--the word “four”is similar to the word of “death”. All gifts, even money, should be wrapped（包裹）, but your host will not probably open the gifts in front of you. This will show the host thinks the giving of gifts is more important than the real gifts. Use both your hands when you give or receive a gift.

A．have enough money

B．learn something about the country

C．know how to give gifts

D．know how to eat out

(2)“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”means ________.

A．When you are visiting in Rome, you should do things as the Romans do

B．You should go to Rome before you go to visit other countries

C．All the people in Rome must do things like Romans

D．When you are in other places, you'd better learn the customs there and do things in the same way

A．They may begin when the meal is ready.

B．They wait until the older people begin.

C．They begin almost at the same time.

D．They pick up their chopsticks before they begin eating

A．the giving of gifts is more important than the real gifts

B．money is the best gift

C．it's good to learn the customs of other places

D．hosts can't open the gifts in front of the guests

A．Japanese open the gift as soon as they get the gifts.

B．Japanese like travelling.

C．Japanese use one hand to receive gifts.

D．Japanese value（重视）the giving of gifts.

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Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, 【小题1】a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 【小题2】
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts 【小题3】some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 【小题4】 For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 【小题5】
Gift giving is different in different 【小题6】Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 【小题7】because many people have enough things and don’t want 【小题8】 gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 【小题9】In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to 【小题10】too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things 【小题11】some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,【小题12】money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that 【小题13】When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 【小题14】has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts 【小题15】this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?