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Different countries have different cultures，which cause some misunderstanding. Here is just one example of it. In many countries，people will tell you what they think you want to hear，whether or not it is 1 . To them，this is the 2 thing to do Americans，though，it is considered confusing，even 3 ，to avoid telling the true facts. Even when avoiding the truth is done only to be polite，it 4 no difference. In America，this would still be considered the wrong thing to do. It is helpful to 5 that different cultures consider some matters more important than others. For Americans， 6 and truth are most important. One of the 7 things that can be said about someone in America is that“you cannot trust him. ” 8 such differences in values among the many cultures of the world，we come to know a certain truth. We realize it is natural misunderstandings will 9 . “How far is it to the next town?”an American traveler asks a man standing by the 10 of a road. In some countries，a man may realize the traveler is tired and 11 to reach the next village. 12 ，he will politely say，“Just down the road. ”He thinks this is more 13 ，gentler，and therefore the answer the traveler wants to hear. So the American drives alone for many more hours 14 he comes to the village. The traveler is angry，feeling 15 . He thinks that the man has purposely 16 to him. The man must have known quite well what the 1 7 was，the American traveler thinks. If a visitor to the United States asked an American standing at the edge of a road how far the next town was, the American would think it dishonest if he said it was near 18 he knew it was actually 24 miles away. 19 he，too，would be sympathetic with the tired traveler，he would say，“You have a long way to go yet；it at least 24 miles more. ”The traveler might be disappointed，but he would know what to 20 In this case，there would be no misunderstanding. 1. A. realistic B. exact