When people meet each other for the first time in Britain，they say"How do you do？"and shake hands（握手）．Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye．But they shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time．
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday．Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands．So when they met their English friends at the station，they kept their hands behind their backs（后背）．The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible，so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them．It made both of them laugh．
41．It is___if you know the language and some of the customs（风俗） of the country．
A．not useful
B．not helpful
C．very helpful
D．very bad
42．English people usually shake hands when they．___
A．meet every time
B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other
D．say hello to each other
43．Usually English people don't shake hands．___
A．when they will be away for a long time
B．when they say"How do you do？"
C．when they just meet or say goodbye
D．after they haven't met for a long time
44．Which is right？___
A．German people shake hands as often as possible．
B．English people like shaking hands very much．
C．German people hardly shake hands．
D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands．
45．This story is about．___
A．shaking hands
B．languages
C．customs
D．languages and customs．