5. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?”and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time. Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh. This story is about______

20. get to | outside | next to | time-efficient | afford Responses Posted Online by Netizens Cristina F.:In Portugal, moving ____1____ work will certainly mean buying a house that we often cannot ____2____. I work ____3___ Lisbon and I travel on Monday to work, stay there and need only three steps to___4____ work. I travel back to Lisbon Friday afternoon.(posted 18 hours ago) Chris B:I travel by car as it is the most ___5____ way of getting there.(posted 15 hours ago )

19. netizens | instead of | commuting | nerve- and traffic-saving | the point of Hanna P., Marketing Expert at a famous software company, posted online his own ____1____ experience and asked the ____2____ to share their views: I went today: by bus No. 81, then trolley bus No. 3, then underground Line 1, then bus No.139 and finally bus No. 87 (25 km all together). Who more? And actually ____3___ the question is: why do so many people spend lots of time and money getting to work___4____ moving near to it? It would be so ___5____ if everyone lived near their work.

18. authorities | possibility | captions | cliff | headfirst Here＇re a few funny road signs found from various parts of the world — they＇re all real road signs. I hope you enjoy them and please feel free to add your own ____1____ to the pictures. It seems that this is a real ____2____ around Ireland＇s Dingle Peninsula. After all, the ____3___ put up a warning sign, picturing a car flying ___4____ into the sea. And that sign, pictured against an actual ___5____ in the background, makes a great travel photo.

17. pastime | straightforward | souvenir | unintentionally | gems Most road signs you come across are____1____. They tell you what to do, which direction to go in, where you are, etC, but occasionally (and usually ____2____), road signs can be funny! Taking pictures of funny road signs while traveling is a favorite ____3___ for many travelers. We＇ve all come across these ___4____: a miswritten translation; an unusual warning; or an illustration that just doesn＇t seem right. It might be an official highway sign or something written on a shop window. All are perfect for adding to your travel photo album and sharing with friends. And oftentimes, photographic evidence of such a sign not only makes a great ___5____, but also serves as proof for doubtful folks back home.

16. assure | give up | forgiveness | meaningless | proper ____1____ doesn＇t mean forgetting. That is something that few people can truly do. It means, “I ____2____ my right to hurt you back or hold this over you in the future”. ____3___ them that you will make the ___4____ changes in the future and that you should keep this problem from happening again. Words with no action are pretty___5____. If you promise to change, and the other person sees you change, you can repair your relationship and rebuild trust.

15. learn from | as well as | acknowledge | at this point | be specific The second important step is to ____1____ the injury you have caused the other person(s). Have you hurt their feelings, damaged property, and caused them some difficulty? ____2____ and tell them that you know what you did to them.Accept complete responsibility for what you did ____3___ the consequences. The consequences could be personal, it could be financial, or it could be something else. Take your part and ___4____ it. Don＇t try to turn it around ___5____ and look for their part in the problem (if any) or try to get them to say they＇re sorry. This is about YOU and YOUR actions, not theirs.

14. heartfelt | injured | wrong | empty | enough Too often we just say the words “I＇m sorry” and expect that to be good ____1____. It＇s not. There are some very important steps to take for a truly ____2____ apology to be effective. Here＇s how... ADMIT YOU WERE WRONG — The first and most important step is to admit that you have done something ____3____. To say you are sorry and not admit wrongdoing is ___4____ and the ___5____ party will not believe you.

13. onto | simply | at | inexpensive | on Pat on the Back Here＇s a very ____1____ idea that should work for any type of organization. I ____2____ draw around my hand on a piece of paper, print “Here＇s a pat on the back for You, Mr. / Ms. _________ for all the hard work and effort you＇ve made here”, then copy it ____3____ colored paper. The teens___4____ our church help me cut them out. (Posted ___5____ 25 May, 2000 by Karol Haynes)

12. received | followed | recognized | posted | waiting Afternoon at the Movies During National Volunteer Week we ____1___ our volunteers by taking them to the movies. We had our recognition awards program before the movie started, ____2____ by a 15-minute coffee break. The volunteers had a bag of popcorn and a drink ____3____ for them. They also had their choice of 2 movies. It was very well___4____ and we will do it again next year.(___5____ on 2 April, 2005 by Linda Bacon)

11. boxes | appreciate | off | baskets | tippedHats ____1____ to Volunteers Our library volunteers received various ____2____ of goodies, ____3____ of chocolates, flowers and plants, etc. The staff wore hats all week and ___4____ them toward the volunteers as we saw them. The volunteers here seemed to ___5____ the silent effort to recognize them.(Posted on 25 April, 2005 by Aimee Hepler)