A. PERIOD B. PERIODS C. PERIODICAL D. PERIODICALLYREAD THE FOLLOWI...

27. A. period

B. periods

C. periodical

D. periodically

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet

to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Today, in many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon

meeting as gesture of good will. Originally, however, the practice of shaking hands had a

more practical purpose.

Shaking hands originated in medieval times. In those days, when a man

came on

a

stranger, he would often automatically reach for his sword with his right hand, in case he

had to use the weapon to defend himself. Sometimes, both parties found themselves

circling around each other, weapons in hand, until it was mutually agreed that the

weapons could be laid aside. Then, the two parties extended their right hands to show

they had no weapons, and clasped

them. This was the beginning of the handshake.

The custom of shaking hands is not a universal one. In the Orient, people have, for

centuries, clasped their own hands in front of them upon meeting to show that they held

no weapons. In France, a custom developed in which people who met would kiss each

other on both cheeks. The natives of some South Seas islands greet by rubbing noses.