1. The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because______.
[ A ] he is playing a trick on him
[ B ] the American expects the answer
[ C ] he doesn't know the exact distance at all
[ D ] he wants to encourage him to go further
2. We learn from this passage that Americans______.
[ A ] are good at cheating
[ B ] are polite to anybody
[ C ] are sympathetic but honest
[ D ] have no sympathy for others
3. If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will_____.
[ A ]tell you the exact distance if he knows it
[ B ] tell you it is close although he knows it isn't
[ C ] say that he doesn't know and encourage you to go on
[ D ] decide whether you are fired or not, and then give you an answer
4. The short passage advises us to________.
[ A ] be polite but honest to foreigners
[ B ] learn customs of different countries
[ C ] decide whether to be polite according to different cultures
[ D ] tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countries
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