A、China. B、America. C、Honduras. D、India. D

In many countries, exchanging business cards is an important ritual. In Japan, especially, give and receive cards with care: use two hands and study the card carefully rather than taking it one-handedly and stuffing it in a pocket. Asian business experts suggest that you observe the card carefully, indicate with a nod that you have understood it, and in general treat the card with the respect you would give its owner. One U. S. businessman lost a business deal in Japan, because his inattention to the Japanese businessmen’s cards was taken as a measure of the lack of attention he would give to their business.
    In China and Japan, a small exchange of well-wrapped gifts such as pens or paperweights is expected at first encounters; in Arab countries and western European countries, gifts are not exchanged initially. Avoid gifts in sets of fours in Japan, as the spoken number four has the same sound as the word for "death. " In China, clocks represent a similar bad fate and should not be given as gifts. In a Hindu nation like India, where cows are sacred, avoid gifts of leather. In Arab countries, gifts for a businessman’s wife would be inappropriate, but if you are visiting a home in Latin America or Europe, a gift for the family or children is appreciated. Regional gifts, specialties of your area, often make special gifts abroad—Amish handicrafts from Pennsylvania, maple syrup from Vermont, Native American pottery from the Southwest.
Question No. 23 According to the talk, what is the correct way of taking and receiving a business card in Japan?
Question No. 24 According to the talk, why was the U. S. businessperson NOT successful in the business deal in Japan?
Question No. 25 In which country should gifts of leather be avoided?
Question No. 26 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a special gift in a foreign country?