When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and

they taught me about China. One day the topic mentioned to  saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students  had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them.”

“Does your mom love you?” “Of course,” they answered.

“How do you know?” was my logical question. They responded that their  moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their  earning. I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read us as “I  love you”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you to her?” They agreed that  getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their  love.

I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I  repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get  different responses. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with  their moms.

One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home  from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged（擁抱）her.  This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone  I have more time to myself, I noticed that in some places mothers and  children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would  begin hugging you.”

In my family we all say “I love you” a lot. While it is true that we  often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment,  it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a word of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially  if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love.

1. The foreign teacher _________.

A. comes from America    B. is a young woman

C. is expressive enough    D. knows much about China

2. Chinese people prefer to show love by __________.

A. saying “I love you”   B. cooking

C. getting good grades   D. doing something helpful

3. In paragraph 4, what's the real meaning of the mom's hugging?

A. She is meeting her daughter at the door.

B. She loves her daughter and misses her.

C. She is glad that she has more time to herself.

D. She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.

4. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Say “I love you” more to your family.

B. Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people.

C. Say “I love you” as a greeting to others.

D. Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings.

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