阅读理解。
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 talked 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
our "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 office said again, and the
driver shook his head again. At last, the office, 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 shook his head as he said, "Yes"
B. the driver refused his order
C. the driver drove him to another place
3. The sentence "No means Yes here!" means _____.
A. in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning
B. We shake our heads to say No, not Yes as Indians do
C. there is no difference between Yes and No
4. India is _____.
A. a developed country
B. in America
C. to the southwest of China
5. Which of the following sentences isn't true?
A Shaking the head doesn't always have the same meaning in different countries.
B. When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes.
C. In India shaking the head means No.
