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When you go to the US, someone often says to you “ Give me five ” What should you do? Don ’ t give five dollars from your pocket! It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US, “ Give me five” or “ Give me high five” is a hot gesture (手势 ). You can see it in films or on TV. It means hitting each other’ s right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or some happy things happen. For example, a student has good marks in exams. If a football team wins a game, their players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the king. This showed the person raising his arm didn’t have a sword (剑 ) in his hand.

Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1．You need to use your________ to make the gesture “ Give me five” .

A．Legs

B．arms

C．heads

D．hands

2．Why do people make the gesture “ Give me five” ?

A．to make people laugh	B．to ask for money
C．to say hello to others	D．to ask for help

3．When you ________, you can give your friends high fives.

A．lose your money	B．win a football game
C．start your lessons	D．find a difficult word

4．Where may the gesture start according to the passage?

A．old Rome

B．America

C．China

D．Japan

5．What did the Romans raise their right arms to show?

A．They were afraid of the king.	B．They were happy to see the king.
C．They wanted to give the king a welcome.	D．They wanted to show there were no swords in their hands.