The English, as a race, have the reputation of being very different from all other nationalities, (31)    ,It is I claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons, i may be fairly stated that (32)     which distinguish him from other nationalities.

Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person (33) ______ In the presence of strangers or foreigners (34) ______ You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner, (35) ______ In fact, to do so would seem most unusual, An English wit, (36)     , once suggested, On entering a railway compartment, shake hands with all the passengers." Needless to say, (37)      , There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion

It is a well-known fact that the English have an obsession with their weather and that, given half a chance, (38)  ______ Some people argue that it is because English weather defies forecast and (39) ______ This may be so. Certainly Englishmen cannot have much faith in the weathermen who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong (40)  ______ This helps to explain the seemingly odd sight of an Englishman leaving home on a sunny summer morning with a raincoat slung over his arm.

(From The English Character)

[A] when an anti-cyclone over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts

[B] being eager to talk about the state of the British weather

[C] he was not being serious

[D] no one speaks

[E] hence is a source of interest and speculation to everyone

[F] they will start a conversation with an Englishman

[G] who is fully relaxed only among people be knows well

[H] the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits

[I] he often seems inhibit, even embarrassed

[J] including their closest neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch

[K] they will talk about it at length

[L] pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors

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