One day， a Chinese student goes to study English in England. His family name is Sun. It is the1as the word "sun."

    England is a country with2It is often cloudy or misty(多雾的)，and it3again， so the days there4get much sunshine(阳光) all the year.

    When the Chinese student gets to London，a tall 5policeman with a long face 6his passport(护照) to check(检查) it. The policeman finds the Chinese name "sun" in the passport. He 7it is pronounced(发音) just like the 8word "sun". So he says to the Chinese student， "I see your name is Sun， you're wanted here. You bring sunshine9England， so we don't want you to10." They smile.

    Jack was very excited (兴奋的).It was his first time to visit a city in China. Jack arrived in the afternoon.

    When he got off the train, he felt hungry(饿的)and wanted to 1 some food. But he didn't know 2to find a restaurant, so he bought a 3of the city.

    With the help of the map, Jack walked along Helping Street, and then turned right when he saw the traffic lights.4he didn't see any restaurants there!

    Jack went to ask a policeman 5help. There was a (n)6. Jack couldn't speak any Chinese. Then he took out a piece of paper (—张纸)and 7 a food shop on it. The policeman was8and he knew what Jack wanted to do.9pointed (指)to the map and told Jack to go across the bridge and then walk on for about 100 meters. Soon Jack 10a restaurant.

    It was across from a big hospital.

    I was in a hurry as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn't be late for! A PhD student without a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers.

    I found myself at a checkout counter 1 an elderly woman who was going to pay for her groceries. The woman stopped emptying her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and comforting-and I smiled back.

    "It must be a special lady to get those beautiful flowers," she said.

    "Yes, she's special," I said, and then to my surprise, the words kept 2 

    "It's only our second date to meet, but somehow I am just having the feeling she's the one'. " Jokingly, I added, "The only problem is that I can't figure out 3 she'd want to date a guy like me. "

    "Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is clearly in love with her," the woman said, " My husband used to bring me flowers every week-even when times were 4 and we didn't have much money. Those were unforgettable days; he was very romantic and-of course-I miss him since he's passed away,"

    I paid for my flowers as she was5her groceries. Almost immediately, I walked up to her and said," You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady. " I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice talk.

    It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just bought. " You have a wonderful evening," I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart6as I saw her smelling at the beautiful flowers.

    I was a it late for my date that night and told my girlfriend the above story. She smiled. Two years later she told me it was that night that I won her heart.

Tony is a new member (成员) of the Reading Club. He makes some new friends in the club.

Last night，John went to a welcome party for foreign students. In the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}something funny happened. He met a Japanese boy {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was called Sato. He didn't know {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the Japanese are supposed to greet each other. As soon as he held out his hand, the boy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. He just stood there, embarrassed, with his hand out. But finally he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the bow.

Last weekend, Katie met her French friend Marie for the first time. She did the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}as John did, holding out her hand. To her great surprise, Marie kissed her on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} sides of her face. She also felt embarrassed. Later she came to know that {#blank#}8{#/blank#}people are supposed to kiss when they meet each other.

Li Hua went to the Capital International Airport to meet Tony Garcia from Colombia and Julia Smith {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Britain. After Li met them and introduced {#blank#}10{#/blank#}to each other，Tony went {#blank#}11{#/blank#}to Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek. She stepped{#blank#}12{#/blank#} appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defense(防卫)!

These actions are not good {#blank#}13{#/blank#}bad, but they are simply ways that cultures have developed. Studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads!