The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”

1. 1.

   An Indian would shake his head when __________．

   1. A.
      he didn’t want to say anything
   2. B.
      he agreed with others
   3. C.
      he talked to others
   4. D.
      other people were wrong
2. 2.

   The foreign officer was surprised that _________

   1. A.
      the driver could not understand him
   2. B.
      the driver refused his order
   3. C.
      the driver drove him to another place
   4. D.
      the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”
3. 3.

   The underlined word “Order” means         

   1. A.
      順序
   2. B.
      訂購(gòu)
   3. C.
      命令
   4. D.
      建議
4. 4.

   The sentence “No means Yes here” means         

   1. A.
      in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning
   2. B.
      Indians shake heads when they agree with each other
   3. C.
      there is no difference between Yes and No
   4. D.
      we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do
5. 5.

   According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries．
   2. B.
      When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes．
   3. C.
      In India, the word No means Yes．
   4. D.
      In China shaking the head means No．

The idea of what shaking(搖動(dòng)) the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian, he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the India did not like what they said. But, in fact, they would be completely（完全地）wrong.

Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.

One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired（雇用）a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,  the Indian shook his head again. At last the officer got angry. “How dare you refuse（拒絕）my order?” he shouted: Drive me to my office at once!”

The driver answered in quite loud voice, too “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time. The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought  about it for a while, and he nodded（點(diǎn)頭）with a smile, “No means Yes here.”

(     ) 1. An Indian would shake his head when _______

A.      he didn’t want to do anything

B.      he agreed with others

C.      he talked to others

D.     other people were wrong

(     ) 2. The foreign officer was surprised that _______

A.      the driver could not understand him

B.      the driver refused his order

C.      the driver drove him to another place

D.     the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”

(     ) 3. The sentence “No means Yes here” means “_______”

A.      In India the words Yes and No have the same meaning

B.      Indians don’t say No when they don’t agree with each other

C.      There is no difference between Yes and No

D.     We shake our heads to say No, not Yes as Indians do

(    ) 4. India is _______

A.      a developed （發(fā)達(dá)的）country

B.      in America

C.      next to Australia

D.     to the southwest of China

 (    ) 5. Which of the following sentences isn’t true?

A.      Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries.

B.      When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes.

C.      In India the word No means Yes.

D.    In India shaking the head means No.

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　　The idea of what shaking (搖動(dòng)) the head means is not always the same in 1 countries. Maybe some visitor would feel 2 when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian he would often shake his head; the visitors might think the Indians didn't 3 what they said. But in fact, they would be completely (完全) wrong.

　　Indians always shake their heads when they agree with others. It has the same meaning as “ 4 “. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, 5 it will give him some trouble. One day, a foreign officer went to India 6 . He hired (雇傭) a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to 7 to the office, the Indian 8 his head. The officer said again and the driver shook his head again. At last the officer, of course, got angry. “How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver answered in quite loud voice, too. “Yes, sir.” But 9 , the driver shook his head at the same time. The car started, and the foreign officer was 10 surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then nodded (點(diǎn)頭) with a smile, “'No' means 'yes' here.”

Tom is the son of a farm owner .One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father  1  him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was  2  with his father’s idea. “That isn’t a job. I have  3  school work to do” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (許諾)to give you the best present if you  4  finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and   5  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   6  until evening, just like any other  farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(莊稼)grew well.  7  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said his father. “Now tell me   8  you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麥). “I’ve already got the  9  present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted  10  to know .” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

1.    A. asked                 B. let                    C. made                 D. stopped

2.    A. happy                B. unhappy                C. excited                D. worried

3.    A. much too                    B. so little                 C. too much              D. a lot

4.    A. shall                 B. must                  C. need                  D. can

5.    A. said                  B. answered              C. agreed                D. talked

6.    A. hard                   B. hardly                 C. Slowly                 D. difficultly

7.    A. At                    B. On                   C. In                     D. By

8.    A. where                B. which                C. how                  D. what

9.    A. least                  B. worst               C. best                  D. fewest

10. A. mine                 B.I                    C. my                    D. me