Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.ThefollowingaresixculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUStohelppromotemutualunderstanding.

1．­______________

ChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericansdo.TheytalkabouttopicssuchasagesincomeormaritalstatuswhichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.

2．Family

InChinaeldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhiletheyoungarecaredfor.InAmericathegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependenceparticularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChineseolderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.

3．Friends

Chinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeeldeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriendssothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriendsplayingfriendsschoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.

4．Money

AsiswellknowntheChineseliketosave.Theyarealwaysconservative（保守的）whentheyareplanningtospendmoney.ItisdifferentintheUSAwherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts（对应面）.

5．Education

ChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericanswhointurnputmoreemphasisongoodcharacterandfaith.

6．TeamVSIndividual

BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSit'sbecauseyouweregreat.WhileinChinaifyouachievesomethinginChinait’sbecausetheteamorfamilyorcompanyisgreat.EverythingyoudogetsattributedtothegreaterwholewhileinAmericaindividualmerits（功绩）arecelebrated.

21．Themostappropriatewordtoshowthefirstculturaldifferenceis .

A．Privacy B．Income C．Age D．Marriage

22．Whichisafactaccordingtothetext?

A．Americanparentsseldomlivewiththeirchildren.

B．ThereisnofriendshipbetweenA