Everycountrysharesthings 46 common:wevaluefamilyandlaughtercherishfoodandhealthandcelebratelarge 47 (festival)andtraditions.Yetwithinthesimilarthingswesharethereareuniquepartsofeachcountry.OneofcharacteristicsthatarefamousofBritishpeople 48 (be)theirsenseofhumorparticularlyself-mockery(自嘲).Thisisatypeofhumorthatcriticizesandundervaluesoneself.Forexampleafatpersonmayjoke:“Iamonanewseafooddiet.IfIseefoodIeatit.”Thisis 49 well-knownself-mockeryjoke.It’sdifficultwhyself-mockery 50 (tie)totheBritishpeople.Buteverynation’ssenseofhumorcomesfromitscultureandhistory.ItcouldcomefromanotherBritishcharacteristicmodesty 51 (mean)nottalkingopenlyaboutyourskills.ThisseemstobesomethingthatissimilartopeopleinChina 52 modestyplaysabigpartindailylife.Italsoactsasadefenseofourself-respectbyplayingdownourskillsthiscan 53 (less)thechanceofpeoplecriticizingus.Anotherpossiblereasonis 54 theBritishpeopledonottakethemselvestoo 55 (serious).