Afterwards, a Chinese colleague told me that the lamenting at the funeral had been restrained(克制) by Chinese standards.In some rural areas, rn noisily.This struck me like something out of novel by Charles Dickens.But we have all seen on TV scenes of grief­stricken people in Gaza and the West Bank, in Afghanistan, Iraq and the relatives of victims of terrorist bombings around the world.Chinese grief is no different.I realized that it's the reserved British way of mourning that is out of step with the rest of the world.

　　It was our newspaper's production day.We were bussed back to the office to resume work.No more deadlines for our former colleague, but we had to pull together to put the newspaper to print.The boss invited the team to go out for dinner after work.We relaxed, smiled, joked.There was no mention of the funeral or our poor colleague.Enough sorrow had been shed already.We needed a break.

　　解题导语：在英国长大的作者不太适应中国葬礼上当众痛哭的场景表现了中西文化一种不同的观念。______”．

　　A．cold­blooded

　　B．warm­hearted

　　C．self­controlled

　　D．light­hearted

　　解析：词义猜测题。根据下句“Strong feelings aren't something you display in public.”可知感情不能在公共场合释放故选C。C

　　2．At the funeral, ________．ndividuals made speeches

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