When treating some friends to dinner, we Chinese often say, “The dishes are not good. Please forgive me.” In fact, it is a Chinese way of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) modest. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he really means is that all the dishes here are really wonderful! What he really hopes is compliment from the guests! But {#blank#}3{#/blank#} English would not understand it at all! Now that it is not very good, why should you present the dishes in front of us? The English would say to their guests “ Enjoy yourselves!” when eating and “hope you've enjoyed!” after eating.

    While {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (eat), we Chinese often say to the guests, “Eat slowly.” This would be very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (puzzle) to the foreigners: Am I eating very violently? Am I eating too {#blank#}6{#/blank#} or too much?

    And now comes the end of the dinner when your guests {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (leave). The Chinese would say, “Walk slowly!” This is a very polite saying in Chinese, but will also be confusing to the foreigners: why can't I walk fast? Does it matter {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I walk slowly or not? Are you worrying that I may fall over? {#blank#}9{#/blank#} change your words {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a simple “Bye!” or “See you next time!”

    The so-called Americanization phenomenon seems to be more a result of the recent globalization(全球化)in our world. If we find various American products worldwide, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is also increasingly common to find Asian products in the United States.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) to any country in Asia nowadays, we are see many of the American icons everywhere. A few years {#blank#}3{#/blank#}when I was in Vietnam, I was{#blank#}4{#/blank#}complete) surprised at the number of advertisements about products from multinational companies, many of them American. It is unforgettable for me to see the huge coca cola billboard shown on {#blank#}5{#/blank#}unnamed long and narrow street.

    Since I moved to America, I{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(discover) many Asian products in America, from movies to food. Either in San Francisco{#blank#}7{#/blank#}in Seattle, we can go to the cinema and enjoy the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(attract) American-Chinese movie Kung Fu Panda, and take home spring rolls from one of the many Chinese restaurants in town.

    I know that many people would like{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(reduce)the globalization process in the world because they think they are losing their own culture, but it is very difficult to stop this process. We can only try to be wise and choose {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is better for us to have or to buy.

    It is quite clear that air planes provide {#blank#}1{#/blank#}efficient and convenient way to travel. Thanks to planes, the world we live in has become a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(small) place. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} getting to somewhere by air can cause a lot of stress for people sometimes.

    There are many reasons {#blank#}4{#/blank#} an unpleasant journey, such as long lines at the airport or screaming kids who seat {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(them) behind you. However, recent {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（study) conducted by US travel platform Expedia have found that more than half of the people{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(survey) say what annoys them most are the passengers {#blank#}8{#/blank#} continually kick, bump or grab airplane seats.

    Why do they do that? Are they bored, nervous or just {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(complete) unaware? There is no sure answer to that question, it seems. According to Expedia, this behavior is likely{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(remain) one of the most common and hated parts of travelling by air.