题型：任务型阅读 题类：模拟题 难易度：普通
广东省汕头市2019届普通高考英语第一次模拟考试试卷
Tipping is part of everyday life in many parts of the world. It's usually an informal charge that's paid on top of the bill to show appreciation to the person who has provided you a service.
Tipping culture can vary from place to place. In the Middle East, people who serve usually try to be more helpful. . An example is the tour guides of Egypt. When a tourist goes around a famous site in Egypt like the pyramids, they'11 often be accompanied by a very qualified tour guide. Thanks to the guide, a tourist will certainly know more about the pyramids than he or she did at the start. .
In some places, tipping doesn't exist at all. Tips aren't part of life in China, South Korea or Japan. But in other places in Asia, not leaving a tip can lead to trouble. An American travel agent told Conde Nast Traveler that in India, for example, a person who doesn't leave a tip after a meal in a restaurant will often be chased down the street. , he said.
Many people only give tips on a subjective （主观的）basis. But it's this subjective aspect to tipping that can cause problems. On the one hand, they don't want to be mean; on the other hand, they don't want to pay too much and feel that they've been cheated. .
A common solution for this problem is to offer a guideline on the check. .
This can prevent the awkwardness when it's time to pay up.
A. Tips are then given to appreciate the expertise of the guide
B. If you tip badly, people think less of you
C. They'll run after you and scream for money
D. It will suggest that a certain percentage of the bill should be paid on top as a tip
E. Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip
F. After all, a tip isn't part of the bill
G. But they may expect a little extra in return
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