TO AMERICANS, IT IS IMPOLITE TO ASK SOMEONE ABOUT AGE, __________...

25. To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, __________ and salary.

A. marry B. married C. marriage D. marrying

IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Body postures and movements are frequently indicators of self-confidence, energy,

fatigue, or status. Cognitively, gestures operate to clarify, contradict, or replace verbal

messages. Gestures also serve an important function with regard to regulating the flow of

conversation. For example, if a student is talking about something in front of the class,

single nods of the head from the teacher will likely cause that student to continue and

perhaps more elaborate. Postures as well as gestures are used to indicate attitudes,

status, affective moods, approval, deception, warmth, arid other variables related to

conversation interaction.

The saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" well describes the meaning of facial

expressions. Facial appearance - including wrinkles, muscle tone, skin coloration, and eye

color-offers enduring cues that reveal information about age, sex, race, ethnic origin, and

status.

A less permanent second set of facial cues including length of hair, hairstyle, cleanliness,

and facial hair-relate to an individual's idea of beauty. A third group of facial markers are

momentary expressions that signal that cause changes in the forehead, eyebrows,

eyelids, cheeks, nose, lips, and chin, such as raising the eyebrows, wrinkling the brow,

curling the lip.

Some facial expressions are readily visible, while others are fleeting. Both types can

positively or negatively reinforce the spoken words and convey cues concerning emotions

and attitudes.