Bardithch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event.
There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers
were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.
     Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak.
Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to
listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work
harder than all the other teachers combined.
     Then Ms. Yates started to speak:
     "I can't tell you how pleased I'm to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, but I
have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large
collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven't appeared in person, I have
attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination. "
     Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:
     "It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful
 in your chosen path."
     "There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the
bottom of my heart."
     There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The
clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and
models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long
forgotten English teacher from their hometown.

1. What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?

A. Love
B. Politeness
C. Joy
D. Thankfulness

2. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can ________.

A. show friendliness to strangers
B. be used to hide true feelings
C. be used in the wrong places
D. show personal habits

3. What should we do before attempting to "read" people?

A. Learn about their relations with others
B. Understand their cultural backgrounds
C. Find out about their past experience
D. Figure out what they will do next

4. What would be the best title for the test?

A. Cultural Differences
B. Smiles and Relationships
C. Facial Expressiveness
D. Habits and Emotions
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