In Asia，face masks（口罩） are common in many places.It is normal to see people wear them on the streets，at work，and at school.Some people wear face masks to protect them （1）

A

A

allergies（過敏）and dirty things in the air．Some people wear masks to（2）

B

B

things on their faces.Still other people wear face masks to prevent the spread of illness when they are （3）

C

C

.No one is surprised to see someone wearing a mask on the streets.It's part of their culture.
    The face mask（4）

C

C

started in Japan in 1918.There was a big health problem then.So，everyone，wore face masks to protect themselves and everybody around them.In 2003，people in Hong Kong did the same thing during the outbreak of SARS.
    Things are （5）

A

A

in the West.Face masks are not so popular.It's OK for doctors and.jye.ai to wear them.They need the face masks to help them （6）

B

B

patients.（7）

C

C

，it's strange for common people to wear them on the streets.
    In the West，people are not used to hiding their faces，and they want to see people's faces.They want to see all the（8）

A

A

，so they can know their feelings.That's very （9）

B

B

to them.When someone wears a face mask，other people would think that he is hiding his identity （身份）and be （10）

C

C

of him．
    All in all，face masks mean different things to different people.So，we all need to learn and accept different cultures.

（1）	A．from	B．with	C．for
（2）	A．see	B．hide	C．reuse
（3）	A．sad	B．poor	C．sick
（4）	A．game	B．sport	C．culture
（5）	A．different	B．same	C．perfect
（6）	A．take away from	B．take care of	C．take back
（7）	A．Still	B．Instead	C．However
（8）	A．looks	B．tears	C．smells
（9）	A．strange	B．important	C．difficult
（10）	A．tired	B．proud	C．a(chǎn)fraid