阅读理解 Culturaldifferencesinbusinessentertainingincludeproblemssuchaswhomoneentertainsandwhere

andhowoneentertains.Incountrieswherestatusisimportantitisnotadvisabletoinvitepeopleof

differentstatusestothesamedinnerparty.Americanswillofteninvitepeopletotheirhomes.However

insomesocietiesthehomeisconsideredtoopersonalunworthyortoosmalltoserveasaproperplace

forbusinessentertaining.Insomecountriesthereisa"helpyourself"methodofentertainingdoneinthe

home.Thismethoddoesnotworkwellwhenentertainingpeoplewhosecultureteachesthemtowaitto

beaskedthreetimesbeforeacceptinganofferoffood.ForexampleaChineseguestwenthungryallthe

eveningwithouteatingthoughhewasquitehungrybecausehewastooshytotakefoodafteronlybeing

askedtodosoonce.InanothercaseanAmericanwomanexecutive(负责人)wasbeingentertainedin

London.AfterhavingtheteaservedtheAmericanwomanhelpedherselftocreamandsugarratherthan

waitingtobeserved.TheEnglishhostesswasupsetbythethoughtthatshewasnotservingquickly

enough.

AsageneralruleasmallgiftfromyourhomecountryisOK.Agiftthatistiedtotheparticular

interestofthepersonisespeciallygood.Giftsforchildrenarealsowellreceived.Becarefulthatthe

"hometown"giftyouarebringingtoSingaporeisnotmadeinHongKong.Becausemanygiftscarry

symbolicmeaningsitisalwaysbesttoseektheadviceofaculturalinformationbeforeselectinggifts.

Thegivingoflargegiftsorpaymentsforspecialserviceshouldonlybecarriedoutaftertalkingwith

legaldepartmentinthehomeandhostculture.1.Itisnogoodinvitingpeopleofdifferentsocialpositionstothesamepartyinthecountrywhere____.A.peopledon'tpayanyattentiontoyourpositions

B.peoplecaremuchabouttheirstatuses

C.entertainmentisimportant

D.entertainmentisnotadvisable2.TheChineseguestistakenforanexampletoshow________.A.thatofferingfoodshouldnotbemadetooearly

B.a"helpyourself"methodworkswellinthisc