【高级口译真题】04年秋季高级口译真题Note-taking And Gap-filling部分

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【高级口译真题】04年秋季高级口译真题Note-taking And Gap-filling部分

听力简介：

仅写出单词（不要写序号），一行一个。（答案仅供参考,本文详见高口听力教程第三版Sample Test Four）

Note-taking And Gap-filling
Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap, filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk

Many different cultures exist in the world today, and so there are differences in socially acceptable business behavior throughout the world.
In some cultures it is socially (1) to say "No" even when that is the ultimate answer. For example, (2) businesspersons rarely say "No" to each other or to businesspeople from other cultures. But Americans will say no quickly, because they value (3) .
Personal (4) points to another difference in culture. In Japan and some (5) American countries business people like to stand (6) together as they talk. They partially judge how close they are to (7) in their business (8) by how physically close they are standing or sitting next to each other. But Americans do not want other people invading their personal (9) .
Business cards also have different significance in various cultures. Japanese people take exchanging business cards as an important (10) . At a business gathering, they may spend ten to fifteen minutes exchanging cards, discussing each other's (11) and experience, answering questions and (12) each other. But American businesspeople tend to accept (13) cards quickly and then put them into a coat (14) with just a glance.
Ethical behavior in one culture may be (15) in another. For example, in the United States, (16) are both unethical and (17) . People who offer and accept bribes can be charged with (18) activity and can be (19) for these crimes. But in other countries, bribes may be a more acceptable or even (20) part of doing business.