A (0) .......... of greetings are international: shaking hands, kissing and bowing. But where people shake hands or bow and exactly (1) .......... they do it can often (2) .......... problems. In the UK, (3) .......... example, it is unusual to kiss people you don’t know (4) .........., but this is the rule in countries such as Russia or Italy. In the USA and in (5) .......... European countries, shaking hands is a quick greeting. In Singapore or in China, a handshake (6) .......... last up to ten seconds or longer. Likewise, the number of kisses depends (7) .......... the country and sometimes even the regions of a country. In France people usually kiss twice, both (8) .......... they meet and when they leave, but it can be three or even four times in Paris. Telephone greetings (9) .......... vary. In Germany people (10) .......... the phone with their last name, in Denmark with their first name and in the UK with ‘Hello’ or the telephone number. In the Czech Republic they say ‘Please’; in Greece they say ‘Can I help you?’, and in Italy ‘I’m ready’.

0    A little                          B few                          C lot                           D lots

1    A what                          B which                     C who                        D how

2    A make                         B cause                      C develop                  D produce

3    A by                              B as                            C for                           D to

4    A good                          B bad                          C well                        D badly

5    A much                         B many                      C any                          D no

6    A must                          B doesn’t have to      C shouldn’t               D can

7    A on                              B for                           C from                       D by

8    A If                               B when                       C before                     D during

9    A too                             B as well                    C also                         D in addition

10  A take                           B speak                      C reply                       D answer