U1VocabularyCheckAChoosetheappropriatewordorphrasefromthelisttocompletethefollowingsentences.1.Wehaveacertainstereotypical【preconception】ofapersonfromacultureandweinterprethis/herbehaviouraccordingtothispreconception,whetherornotthereasonforthebehaviouriswhatwethinkit.2.AccordingtoDr.Helfand,Pakistanbuiltnuclearweaponsasa【deterrent】againstIndia.Indiawantedthemasa【deterrent】againstChina.3.TheEuropean【Scrutiny】Committeeassessesthelegaland/orpoliticalimportanceofeachEUdocument,decideswhichEUdocumentsaredebated,monitorstheactivitiesofUKMinistersintheCouncil,andkeepslegal,proceduralandinstitutionaldevelopmentsintheEUunderreview.4.Amajor【stumblingblock】inhandlingcriticismisthatwebelievethecriticismtobeunfairanduntrueandthatweshoulddefendourselvesagainstsuchcriticism.5.ManyAmericanswhoarelearningChinesethinkthattheterm“LaoWai”issomehowaninsult,andinfacttheterm“LaoWai”doesn’thaveanegative【connotation】inChinese.6.Chinahasnoplantochangeits【preferential】treatmentpoliciesforforeigninvestmentinthenearfutureinordertoreassureforeigninvestorswhohavebeenworriedthatChinamightcancelits【preferential】policiesandgiveforeigninvestorsthesamenationaltreatmentastheirdomesticcounterpartsnowthatthecountryisintheWTO.7.Restorativeyogaisespeciallyhelpfulforanxiety-【prone】peoplebecauseitallowsthenervoussystemtorestandheal.8.Studentsshoulddeveloptheabilitytoweighevidencewithoutbias,tolerate【ambiguity】,anduseethicalprinciplesintheiracademicandpersonallives.9.Membersslatedforpeacekeepingdutiesover180daysareeligibleforupto15daysofrestand【recuperation】.10.Thenormsofourownculturearenotnecessarilywrong－oftentheyareverygood－butweshouldlearnnottojudgeotherculture’swaysofactingandthinking【ethnocentrically】onlybecausetheydifferfromourown.VocabularyCheckBFillintheblankswiththebestchoice.1.Tenacityimpliesanactivechoicetoclingtosomething,notpassivelybeingcarriedalongoutofinabilitytoimagineanythingelse.A.TenancyB.TenacityC.TendencyD.Tenure2.InEgypt,IsawthepyramidsandthedamagedfaceoftheSphinx,smilinga(an)inscrutablesmile.Anamazingjourney!A.inscrutableB.sweetC.incredulousD.incurious3.Theeliminationofstereotypeswasbelievedtobeaprerequisiteforanysuccessfulinterculturalexchange.A.generalizationsB.judgmentsC.doubtsD.stereotypes4.ThePentagonwasplanningtolauncha24-hoursatellitetelevisionchannelbasedinBaghdadtomakeiteasiertocircumventthenewsmedia“filter”thatBushAdministrationofficialsbelieveismisleadingthepublicbyemphasizingbadnewsabouttheoccupationofIraq.A.circumnavigateB.circulateC.circumventD.curriculumambiguityrecuperationpreconceptionproneconnotationpreferentialethnocentricallyscrutinydeterrentstumblingblock5.Thisclasswillprovideyouasaparentwithageappropriatesongsandactivitiestoenjoymusicathomewithtoddlerthatwilldevelopcoordination,balanceandspatialrelationshipskillsaswellascommunicationandcooperation.A.scrutinyB.spaciousC.stereotypeD.spatial6.ItisatruismtosaythatthewomenwhoteachinIndiamustknowthelanguage,thereligion,superstitionsandcustomsofthewomentobetaughtinIndia.ItoughttobetheverysamecaseforEngland.A.truismB.genuineC.tenacityD.similarity7.Theconnotationof“white”inChineseincludessomethingunhappy.Atfunerals,Chinesepayrespecttothedeadandexpresstheirsorrowbywearingwhiteandwritingelegiaccoupletsinwhitepaper.IntheWest,however,whiteisthetraditionalcolorforthebrideatweddings,andtowearwhi...
