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Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans(德国人) are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their hou
se clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with strangers. The Englishmen are also gentlemen. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “thank you” or “Sorry”.
Holidays in France are very long. The Frenchmen like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very 
common that students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.
1. According to the passage, who are very quiet?
_____________ and ___________ are very quiet.
2. Who does the writer think are gentlemen?
In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are __________________.
3. According to the passage, __________________ have long holidays and like traveling very much.
4. The Americans are __________ than all of the Europeans. They think ______________ is important in their life.
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
The main idea of the passage is _______________________.
答案
1. The Germans; the Englishmen
2. The Englishmen
3. the Frenchmen
4. opener; success
5. different characteristics of people from different countries.
