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　　The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When talking to an Indian, he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said. But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.

　　Indians always shake their heads when they talk to each other. It does not have the same meaning as “No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.

　　One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once. The officer said again, and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got angry.

　　“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”

　　The driver answered in quite loud voice, too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.

　　The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then he nodded with a smile, “‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”

　　1. An Indian would shake his head when ______.

　　A. he didn’t want to do anything

　　B. he agreed with others

　　C. he talked to others

　　2. The foreign officer was surprised that ______.

　　A. the driver could not understand him

　　B. the driver refused his order

　　C. the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”

　　3. The sentence “‘No’ mean ‘Yes’ here!” means ______.

　　A. in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning

　　B. Indians don’t say “No” when they don’t agree with each other

　　C. We shake our heads to say “No”, not “Yes” as Indians do

　　4. What do Indians often do when they talk?

　　A. Smile.

　　B. Shake their heads.

　　C. Bow to each other.

　　5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

　　A. Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries.

　　B. When an India shakes his head, he really means Yes.

　　C. In India shaking the head means No.

　　1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C