Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. A gesture is an action that (Question 36) ____ a message from one person to another (Question 37) ____ using words. We use (Question 38) ___ to communicate (Question 39)___ others. There are some gestures that have completely different meaning depending on when and (Question 40) ____ they are used. When an American wants (Question 41) ____ that something is OK or good, he raises his hand and makes a circle with his thumb and forefinger. The circle sign has only one meaning for him. He might be (Question 42) ___ to learn that in other countries it can mean something very different. (Question 43) ___ Japan, for instance, it is the gesture (Question 44) ___ money. In France it means “zero” or “worthless”. Such differences can lead to all kinds of misun-derstanding when foreigners meet. But why is it that the same gesture has (Question 45) ____many different meanings? Question 36:
