[填空题]As a superpower, America spreads its culture to nearly every corner of the world.

[填空题]As a superpower, America spreads its culture to nearly every corner of the world.

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Individuals in every culture have similar basic needs but express them differently. In daily life we all initiate (开始) conversation, use of formal and informal speech, give praise, express disagreement, seek information, and extend invitations. Some of the verbal patterns we use are influenced by our culture.
Whereas directness in speech is common in the United States, indirectness is the rule in parts of the Far East. Thus people from both of these parts of the world would probably express criticism of others differently. In parts of the Middle East a host is expected to offer food several times but in the United States he may make an offer only once or twice. The different modes of expression represent variations (变化)on the same theme. Each language reflects and creates cultural attitudes; each has a unique way of expressing human need.

The passage states that people from various cultures （）
A. share common needs but express them differently
B. share common needs and therefore express them similarly
C. don’t share common needs and therefore do not have similar expressions
D. don’t have common needs but express them similarly

[填空题]Each culture has its own form of acceptable greeting behavior, usually based on the level of formality found within the society. The rules of social distance etiquette (礼节) vary by culture. Africans, for ex- ample, are far less (47) in their greetings than Europeans. Expect a warm physical greeting, an ex- tended handshake or a hand on the shoulder in most African cultures. Also expect to be asked how your trip was and how your family is doing. The tradition of long greetings stems (48) the time when Africans once walked miles to visit neighboring villages on social calls. The arrival and a gushing (说话滔滔不绝的) greeting was considered the (49) a villager could do for a traveler. Don’t be impatient with such a long drawn-out(冗长乏味的) (50) and don’t burry things along. Rather, get into the spirit and appreciate that the person you came to see is prepared to take the time to sincerely (51) about your welfare.
In Argentina, greetings are usual