Managers must become proficient cross-cultural communicators if they wish to succeed in today’s global environment. Culture consists of the values, attitudes, and (1) in a given group of most of the people most of the time. (2) communication is communication in a management (3) to achieve a (4) result (writing a memo, interviewing an applicant, running a meeting, preparing a presentation). If you are working in a different culture, you may have to reconsider your communication (5) and evaluate its (6) .
A realistic (7) in one culture may not be so in another. One way to (8) what might be realistic is to analyze (9) psychologists call the "locus of control." People in some cultures (10) believe in " (11) control" over destiny—that is, that people can control events themselves. People in other cultures believe in "external control" over destiny—that is, events are (12) and uncontrollable. What (13) an appropriate time frame in one culture may not be achievable in another. It all depends on the culture’s (14) of time. In some cultures, timetables are exact and (15) . Examples of such cultures include Germany and Switzerland. Other cultures have more relative and (16) attitudes toward time; one may be kept waiting; projects may (17) more slowly. Examples here are Latin and African countries. An (18) in Cameroon tells of a meeting scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in Yaounde. People began to arrive at 1:00 p.m. (19) , however, when the last person (20) at 2:00 p.m., the other Cameroonians admonished him for being later.

A:concerns B:constructs C:constitutes D:consists

Upper digestive tract consists of （）.

A:duodenum B:esophagus C:oral cavity D:pharynx E:stomach

(The simplest) kind of plant, (alike) the simplest kind of animal, (consists of) (only one) cell.（　）

A:The simplest B:alike C:consists of D:only one

(A paragraph) is a portion of a text (consists of) one or more (sentences) (related to) the same ide

A:A． A paragraph consists of sentences related to

(A paragraph) is a portion of a text (consists of) one or more (sentences) (related to) the same ide

A:A． A paragraph consists of sentences related to

(A paragraph) is a portion of a text (consists of) one or more (sentences) (related to) the same idea.

A:A paragraph B:consists of C:sentences D:related to

The atmosphere consists of _________.

A:contains a layer of ozone gases. B:about 42 degrees colder than on the ground. C:21% oxygen by weight. D:less than 1% of xenon by volume E:about 75 degrees colder than in Interlaken F:is warmed by the earth’s heat.