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  3. When somebody calls, first of all, the host would offer him a cigarette and

When somebody calls, first of all, the host would offer him a cigarette and

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问题     When somebody calls, first of all, the host would offer him a cigarette and a cup of tea. In the countryside,【B1】______ , old men used to share with the visiting guests the long-stemmed Chinese pipe which they themselves were smoking. At wedding【B2】______ , brides would offer cigarettes to ail the guests who came to express their【B3】______ and light the cigarettes for each of them one after another.
    All these were originally aimed at【B4】______ the Chinese hospitality and respect toward the guests, but in recent years, the old tradition has been used as a means to【B5】______ good relations.
    Even those who never smoke have  【B6】______ cigarettes in their pockets. Whenever they have to seek somebody’s【B7】______ , they usually first offer him a cigarette. If the other【B8】______ turns it down, he is being impolite.
   【B9】___________________________ .But neither people who offer cigarettes nor those who take them fully realize it.
   【B10】_____________________________________ .
    Once I paid a visit to relative.【B11】___________________________ . Instead, he placed the cigarette packet on the table and told me, "Cigarettes produce carbon monoxide and nicotine. But if you don’t mind this, take it yourself."
    His way of offering cigarettes was unique but worth learning. [br] 【B9】
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答案 Tobacco contains harmful substances. So offering cigarettes to somebody is equal to doing harm to him
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