Question

Many books have been written about "the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift， _____ a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and dislikes.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don't get enough gifts _____ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _____ . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very _____ .

Gift giving is different in different _____ . Here are some of them tikes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone _____ ，because many people have enough things and don't want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a _____ . In the USA，some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to _____ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures，however, _____ money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy, " says John Wilson. In England, we have a saying, "It's the thought that ______ .When someone gives me money, I feel they don't think about it at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it."

Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

1.A. patiently B. especially C. mainly D. usually

2.A. while B. when C. as D. if

3.A. same B. similar C. small D. huge

4.A. lonely B. happy C. sad D. angry

5.A. cities B. towns C. provinces D. countries

6.A. else B. other C. another D. else's

7.A. child B. mother C. person D. guide

8.A. spend B. take C. cost D. make

9.A. using B. giving C. receiving D. taking

10.A. counts B. discovers C. finds D. invents

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