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Cultural Differences in England and France
Cultural differences can take many forms. I have noticed many differences in French culture compared to English culture, from the way people dress, to their attitudes towards food, to what they do for fun. One thing that has struck me in particular in France is personal interactions with each other. 26_____
Firstly, it's the kissing. Everyone kisses each other on the cheek. It's a greeting, instead of saying "hi" or "hello " 27_____ Everyone participates in the kissing ritual, the young, the old, male, female, strangers and friends. I kiss my friends. I kiss the teachers at the school. And even if I'm in a hurry, I am still expected to make time to give acquaintances a quick kiss on the cheek as I rush past. I don't mind it. 28_____ It quickly turns strangers into acquaintances, and acquaintances into friends.
Another thing that I've noticed is that people France are much more open with people they don't know. 29_____ In France, however, on long train journeys people have often started a conversation with me for no reason. They have a chat simply to pass the time. And I really enjoy being able to share a part of my life and my story with someone else.
Whatever impressions you may have about French people, I have found that they are, for the most part, open and at ease talking to strangers. 30_____.
A. In fact, I quite like it.
B. They differ a lot from those in the UK.
C. Often the kiss is a substitute for words.
D. This makes me more comfortable with them too.
E. Britons often greet each other with hugs and kisses.
F. In England, you talk to a stranger only if completely necessary.
【正确答案】：26.B 27.C 28.A 29.F 30.D
【题目解析】：26.结合上一句，they指的是法国人的人际交流方式和英国有很多不同。选项B符合。
27. 空格前面后面都在讲述the kiss,说明这里也该填与kiss相关的，故选C。
28. it指代kiss，空格前面和后面都在用it指代the kiss,而只有选项A符合文章逻辑。
29. 空格后的however表转折，说明前后两句描述的事物不同。空格后讲的是法国人，可推测空格前面描述的则是英国人，并且前面提到的 people they don't know 与选项F的strangers意思相同，因此只有选项F符合。
30. 前一句，法国人和陌生人交谈很轻松愉悦，这使得作者本人与法国人相处起来，也更舒服。因此选D项。