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C. shaking heads D. saying no78. Tom misunderstood his class at first because A. he did not know much about Indian culture B. he didn39。t explain everything clearly enough C. some students didn39。t understand his questions D. he didn39。t know where the students came from79. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根據(jù)) this passage? A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no. B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island. C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. D. In India, only shaking heads means YES.80. The passage is mainly about _____. A. body language in foreign restaurants B. class discussion in Indian schools C. mismunication in different cultures D. English teaching in other countries 【2010安徽省卷】 B Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song. I don39。t sing, said the man. But the lady told the waiter, I39。m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!” The waiter shouted across the room, Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!” So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully! He had talent(天賦) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the bestknown singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.81. The lady asked the player to sin