Every country has its own customs (风俗). Do you want to know something about 1  customs? England is a great country with a long 2. There are many different customs in England. As we all know, a woman's age is her secret. So you can't ask a woman 3 she is. When you go out on a 4  day in England, you may see many people 5 umbrellas with them. Don't laugh at (嘲笑) them. In England, the weather changes very quickly. Although it's sunny now, it may rain very 6. When you get a present from your friend, you must open it at once and say 7 to him or her. In England and many other Western countries, 13 is a(n) 8 number, so there is no Room 13, Class 13, Number 13 and so on. In England, you must 9 on the left of the road. So you see, you can do something in China, 10 you can't do it in England! Do remember these customs if you have a chance to visit England.

    Different countries have different manners. For example, if you are a1in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not2the food. You often leave a little to3that you have had enough. But in England, a visitor always finishes the food to show that he has4it. We must know the customs of other5, so that they will not think6bad-mannered. People all over the world7that a well-mannered person should be kind and8to others. If you9this, at least you will not go very far wrong.10likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person with bad manners.