【正文】 our visafree policy and pelling conditions in transportation, culture, climate and cuisine, he said. Foreigners also gave positive feedback on the policy. A spokesman from Dell Inc said the pany has a global hub of operation in Chengdu, so the threeday visa has an immediate and positive influence on the pany39。s public security bureau shows some 100 foreign visitors enjoyed the 72hour policy by the end of March, most of them from the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. Chengdu also reported robust growth in its overall tourist industry last year. Official statistics show that it received some 150 million tourists last year, an increase of 28 percent from 2021. Around million came from abroad, an increase of 12 percent. Total revenue from touri sm surpassed 133 billion yuan ($). During his visit to Kazakhstan in September, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed that China and Central Asia join hands to build a Silk Road economic belt to boost cooperation. The idea has been widely echoed in Central Asian countries, being an encouraging blueprint for Chinese areas along the Silk Road that has linked Asia and Europe for more than 2,000 years. In the next three weeks, China Daily reporters will travel through the belt in China and in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. They will show the progress and expectations of the countries, businesses and peoples on the route. Shaanxi the start of the ancient Silk Road has positioned itself as the new starting point for the development of the Silk Road Economic Belt, which will strengthen China39。 they are laughed in and fought in。 and …………(18). When traveling from…………(19) use the M2 and the B52 roads. Contact information By…………(20) and telephone 40 Grange Road, Ardnaglass, Toome, Co. Antrim, BT41 3QB, N. Ireland Tel, +44 (0)28 79650694 Questions 2125 : Now read the advertisement again and look at the boldfaced words in the text to find out their correct meanings through the context, then choose the closest option in meaning from the lists below by writing a, b, c or d on your Answer Sheet. 21. Pub a) public theatre b) public convenience c) hotel or inn d) public music hall 22. Impromptu sessions a) sessions played by amateur musicians b) immoderately loud sessions c) Irish music sessions d) sessions that are not planned in advance 23. Rest your bones a) make yourself fortable b) bring your musical instruments with you c) have a sleep d) visit the cemetery 24. Craic a) listening to the music b) gossiping with the other customers c) joining in the singing d) cracking open a bottle of wine 25. A Yarn or three a) a few drinks b) a number of stories c) some travel directions d) spinning a tale Part 3: Questions 2630 Verbal skills in another culture can generally be mastered if one studies hard enough. But nonverbal skills are much more difficult to learn. Nonverbal behaviors mainly include eye contact, facial expression, posture, gestures, and the use of time, space, and territory. The messages sent by body language and the way we arrange time and space have always been open to interpretation. When cultures differ, it bees very difficult to understand nonverbal behaviors. In western culture, for example ,people perceive silence as a negative trait(品質(zhì) ). It suggests rejection, unhappiness, depression, regret, embarrassment, or ignorance. However, the Japanese proverb says, “Those who know do not speak。s card was posted. b) it is Valentine39。s and now the date is much mercialized. The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14th. Nevertheless even though the advertising industry focuses on Valentine39。s Day Valentine39。h was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 1539。s Day is celebrated a) on the day of St. Valentine?s birth. b) on the Feast of Lupercalia. c) only by Christmas. d) on the day of St. Valentine39。s Oldest Pubs Proprietors Colm and Vincent Hurl. BACKGROUND The Crosskeys Inn is one of Ireland39。t include_________. a) posture b) facial expressions c) making an address d) the use of space 27. Differences in ________will lead to differences in munications a) cultures b) languages c) verbal skills d) habits 28. The Japanese agree that silence is associated with ________. a) good manner b) unhappiness c) depression d) little knowledge 29. It can not be inferred from the passage that ________ a) different culture have different interpretations of similar gestures b) it is good for the businesspeople to know of the different meanings of similar gestures c) western cultures are distinctively different from oriental cultures d) nonverbal behaviors are more plicated than verbal behaviors 30. We may not find ______in the cultural iceberg. a) those verbal skills people may use b) the cultural dos and don39。s 72hour visafree policy has attracted wide attention from both Chinese and foreign experts and businessmen since it took effect on Sept 1 last year. The program permits citizens from 51 countries and regions including the United States , Australia, Canada and Japan who have valid visas and flight tickets to a third country to spend three days in the city. The c apital of Sichuan province is the first city in the western region of China to offer foreign tourists a threeday visa and the fourth nationwide to adopt the policy following Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Li Zhiyong, deputy dean of the tourism institute at Sichuan University, said the move contributes to a large increase in the number of overseas tourists and raises the city