Ⅳ. Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can be used only once.
A. American
B. Chinese
C. progress
D. actually
E. are fully aware of
Many Chinese people 40
E
the differences between how Westerners and Chinese receive compliments. In fact, my husband, Mr Ellis and I have been gradually influenced by the Chinese culture. Once a friend called to meet us about the 41
C
of the writing of my new book.
As soon as she saw me, she said to Mr Ellis, "Your wife looks pretty charming." He answered, "Thank you" in Chinese. She commented "That was quite an 42
A
response." "The Chinese," she added, "would say 'Na li, na li'," which sounds like saying "Where, where?" but 43
D
means "No, not really."
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