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1.Cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes. The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his or her idea while cultural mistakes can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill--feeling between individuals. T 2. People in the United States place a greater emphasis on history and do not like change as compared with people of Asian and Latin cultures. F 3. When dealing with German business people, you should avoid jokes and other forms of humor during the actual business sessions. T 4. “Thank you for coming” is a typical expression used by Western hosts when the guests just arrived. F
B 17. Tina: “Wow, look at all the things on sales. __________” Andrew: “Yes. Look, this shirt is 50% off.” Tina: “And look at these shoes. They are 30% off the normal price.” A. I’d like to buy a shirt. B. There are some real bargains. C. Are the prices reasonable? D. These shoes are the same as mine. B 18. In China, if a Tibetan communicates with a Han, it is ___. A. interracial communication. B. interethnic communication. C. international communication. D. interpersonal communication. 19. Jack phones Xiao Song’s office. Jack: “Hello, I’d like to speak to Song Hua, please.” Song: B . • A .“I’m Song Hua.” B. “This is Song Hua speaking.” • C. “This is me.” D. “It’s me here.”
5. All cultures require and value politeness, but the ways in which politeness is achieved may vary significantly. T 6. If you are a college student or a graduate student and meet during the break in an academic conference an American professor who is a friend of your supervisor's, you can go over and have a talk with him as long as the break permits. F 7. A culture’s conception of time can be examined from two different perspectives: Monochronic Time (M-Time) and Polychronic Time (P-Time) F 8. Addressing forms like “Miss Mary”, “Brown” by the Chinese may be a form of cultural compromise. T
11. Xiao Ma is an interpreter. One day a foreign visitor, Mr. Brown, talks to him. Mr. Brown: “Your English is quite fluent.” Ma: . A • A. “Thank you. It is kind of you to say so.” • B. “No, not at all.” • C. “No, no, my English is poor.” • D. “Oh, no. Far from that, I still have a long way to go.” 12. When you are asked to sit on a sofa in an English home, it is appropriate for you to say ___ C _. • A. No, no, I’ll sit here. (Sitting down on a chair.) • B. No, no, this chair is perfectly all right. You sit there. • C. Thank you. (Taking a seat; you don’t choose to be modest.) • D. Thank you. (But choose to sit down on a chair.) 13. Bob: “Hi Jane. How are you?” • Jane: “ ___ I didn’t sleep a wink (合眼)last night. A • The people next door were making a lot of noise again till very late at night.” • A. I’m feeling a bit out of sorts(不高兴的) this morning. • B. Fine, thank you. And you? • C. I slept like a log and didn’t want to get out of bed. • D. It seems a bit unusual, you know.
9. Culture and language are intertwined and shape each other. And it is impossible to separate the two. T 10 In short, intercultural communication competence requires sufficient awareness knowledge, motivations, and skills. Each of these components alone is sufficient to achieve intercultural communication competence. F
20. Asked by a western host to make a choice of drink, you normally say: ____________. C • A. No, no, no. Don’t bother. (Actually you are thirsty.) • B. Up to you. (Hoping to make things easier for the host.) • C. Tea, please. (Tea is also offered and you prefer it.) • D. Tea, please. (But don't drink it.) 21. Mr. Green’s secretary, Pat Kent, went to the airport to meet Mr. Barnes for her boss. • Miss Kent: . D • A. “Excuse me, would you be Mr. Barnes?” • B. “Are you Mr. Barnes?” • C. “You are Mr. Barnes, aren’t you?” • D. “Excuse me, would you please tell me if you are Mr. Barnes?” 22.You’ve just been asked out to dinner but you don’t want to go with the person who invited you. You might say: D . • A. “I don’t think so. I already have plans.” • B. “No, I really don’t enjoy being with you.” • C. “I’m dieting so I mustn’t go out to eat.” • D. “Thanks a lot but I’m busy tonight.”
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A 14. Language is important because it _____ • A. helps us shape concepts, controls how we think, and controls how we perceive others. • B. allows us to be understood by foreigners. • C. is determined by colonialism. • D. is stable, easily understood, and free of diversity. 15. The opinion that everyone has a position and clearly defined privileges is _____. A • A. a view of hierarchical structure of social relationship • B. a view of group orientation structure of social relationship • C. a view of individual orientation structure of social relationship • D. none of the above 16. Proverbs are significant to the study of intercultural communication because_______. D • A. they provide a compact description of a culture’s values • B. they tell a great deal about what a culture praises and what it rejects • C. they unite a people with the wisdom of their ancestors • D. all of the above