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Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situations.People all over the world shake hands for many different _21______. We shake hands when we meet new people _22_during special festivasl .Players often shake hands before ot after __23__ .. Business people shake hands when they make a deal.
Why do people shake hands _24___ shaking feet? This is because of the fact a long time ago most people __25____ knives or guns. If some of them decided that they did not want to _26__, they would show theirempty hands. ___27___ people shook hands so that they could not _28____ knives in the sleeves(袖子). Later on ,hand---shaking became a symbol of___29____.
Now we don’t have to __30___ with guns or knives. However, people still shakes hands all the time! The reason is simple ---it is still a way to show friendship.
21. A. ideas B. reasons C. thoughts D.excuses
22. A. or B. as C.but D.so
23. A. games B. speeches C.exercise D.programmes
24. A. such as B. as well as C.instead of D.together with
25. A. lost B. bought C. caught D.carried
26. A. cheat B. fight C.drop D.speak
27. A. Perheps B.Happily C. Carefully DLuckily
28. A. hide B.lift C.pull D.push
29. A. success B.victory C. pride D.peace
30. A. talk about B. worry about C. know about D.learn about