It has been justly said that while' we speak with our vocal organs we (1)_____ with our whole bodies'. All of us communicate with one another (2)_____, as well as with words. Sometimes we know what we're doing, as with the use of gestures such as the thumbs-up sign to indicate that, we (3)_____. But most of the time we're not aware that we're doing it. We gesture with eyebrows or a hand, meet someone else's eyes and (4)_____. These actions we (5)_____ are random and incidental. But researchers (6)_____ that there is a system of them almost as consistent and comprehensible as language, and they conclude that there is a whole (7)_____ of body language, (8)_____ the way we move, the gestures we employ, the posture we adopt, the facial expression we (9)_____, the extent to which we touch and the distance we stand (10)_____ each other.
The body language serves a variety of purposes. Firstly it can replace verbal communication, (11)_____ with the use of gesturE.Secondly it can modify verbal communication, loudness and (12)_____ of voice is an example herE.Thirdly it regulates social interaction: turn taking is largely governed by non-verbal (13)_____. Finally it conveys our emotions and attitudes. This is (14)_____ important for successful cross-culture communication.
Every culture has its own' body language', and children absorb its nuances (15)_____ with spoken languagE.The way an Englishmen crosses his legs is (16)_____ like the way a mate American does it. When we communicate with people from other, cultures, the body language sometimes help make the communication easy and (17)_____, such as shaking hand is such a (18)_____ gesture that people all over the world know that it is a signal for greeting. But sometimes—the body language can cause certain misunderstanding (19)_____ people of different cultures often have different forms behavior. for sending the same message or have different (20)_____ towards the same body signals.
A.address
B.reverse
C.converse
D.confer