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Some friends and I went to a bar to have a few beers before dinner. Beer is expensive in Japan and so we only ordered a few pitchers（罐）.

We finished the beers, asked for the bill and left the money on the table. The bill was 4,990 yen.We left 5,000 yen, thanked the waiter and left. As we were walking in the street, we heard someone shouting behind us, waving some money.We quickly realized it was the waiter from the bar.

He didn’t speak English. We didn’t speak Japanese. But he was running to follow us just for giving us the 10 yen in change. A tip（小费）doesn’t come in Japan. When you leave a tip, it’s only the problem of the waiter who has to give it back to you. From then on, I never tipped but waited for my change everywhere I went in Japan.

Later I was in Shenzhen, China,and a family stopped me and my wife. They asked us if they could have their children take a photo with us. They were visitors from another part of the country and had never seen an American before.

A similar thing happened in Shanghai. This time I was alone walking across the Waibaidu Bridge, and a group of teenage girls asked me (using sign language this time) if I could pose with them for a photo. I was happy to do it and let them laugh a lot when taking the photo.

Another surprise took place when I was in Pudong, Shanghai and couldn’t find the way to the subway. I asked a man near me for help. He nodded quickly and told me to follow him. We went about 4 blocks （街区） and then he pointed to the entrance, smiled, turned and walked away. I had no time to offer him a tip. However, it’s a good thing because giving a tip for the help might be an insult（侮辱）. I couldn’t believe that he had helped a stranger so much.

Again, similar experiences often happen to me across China. The friendliness of the people, their kindness, and their warmth are wonderful. However, I hardly experience such kindness in my own country.

1．Where might the writer come from?

A．Japan.

B．The US.

C．China.

D．T he UK.

2．Who does the writer think could be the kindest to him in the passage?

A．The Japanese waiter.	B．The family he met in Shenzhen.
C．The group of teenage girls.	D．The man who helped him in Pudong.

3．How does the writer tell what people in different countries are like?

A．By sharing others’ traveling experiences.	B．By asking the local people for advice.
C．By sharing what he read in the books.	D．By sharing his own experiences in those countries.

4．What does the underlined part “similar experiences” refer to?

A．The experiences that show honesty.	B．The experiences that show respect.
C．The experiences that show kindness or warmth.	D．The experiences that show politeness.

5．What does the writer mainly want to tell us through the passage?

A．Chinese people always seem friendly, kind and warm.

B．Japanese people never give a tip when they get service.

C．Chinese people enjoy taking photos with foreigners.

D．There are different cultures in different countries.