If you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find that foreign customs can be different from your own. A visitor to

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问题     If you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find that foreign customs can be different from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there【C1】________it impolite to use the left hand【C2】________ passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might【C3】________a man shaking his head at another and think that he is disagreeing. But in many【C4】________of India a shake of the head is a sign【C5】________shows agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when you are offered a【C6】________in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to indicate "yes"—a nod indicates "no". The Arabs are【C7】________for their hospitality(好客). At a meal in Arab countries, you will【C8】________that any drinking vessel is filled again and again as soon as you drain (喝光) it. The way【C9】________that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand【C10】________the top.
    In Europe it is quite usual to【C11】________your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could【C12】________him or her unhappy. It is considered so informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand you are not supposed to touch the head of an adult—it’s just not done. In Japan, it is quite usual for【C13】________to plan evening entertainment for themselves and leave their wives at home. In Europe such attitudes are disappearing.
    Customs vary from country to【C14】________. Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in a foreign environment. 【C15】________such circumstances, the rule is: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
【C14】

选项 A、area
B、place
C、country
D、space

答案C

解析 根据空前的from country可知,此处为country(国家)的原词复现,表达的是“习俗因国家而异”。area:(地方、城市、国家、世界的)地区;place:地点,场所;space:空间,太空。故选C。
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