填空题

Cultural backgrounds influence the degree to which people want to become closely connected with other people outside their families. People from some cultures are looking for close, interdependent relationships. They value (36) to other people,and they want friendships in which there are (37) no limits to what the friends will do for each other.
Americans cause immense (38) for foreigners by their (39) inability to become closely (40) with other people in the way the foreigners want and expect them to. Americans just don’t know how to be friends,many people from other countries say. You never feel that you are free to call on them at any time or that they will help you no matter what.
Many Americans do have what they call close friends, with whom they discuss (41) personal concerns and to whom they feel special attachments and strong (42) . But such friendships are relatively few in number. Much more numerous are relationships with people who might more (43) be called acquaintances than friends. (44) . Americans are likely to use the term friend to cover a wide range of types of relationships,much to the confusion of visitors from abroad.
(45) . Another person might be a roommate, classmate, neighbor, colleague from work, weekend boater, or teacher. Certain behaviors are expected of people in each of those roles. All is well among Americans (46) in which they find themselves.