A) tend to F) good K) keen B) British G) America L) obtain C) strangers H) interests M) relationship D) impolite I) reliable N) seldom E) modesty J) reserve O) championships To other Europeans, the best known quality of the __1__, and in particular of the English, is “reversed”. A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to __2__, does not show much emotion, and __3__ get excited. It is difficult to get to know a reversed person: he never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has, and what his __4__ are. English people __5__ be like that. Closely related to English __6__ is English modesty. Within their hearts, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else, but in their relations with others they value at least a show of __7__. Self-praise is felt to be __8__. If a person is very good at tennis and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will seldom reply “Yes,” because people will think him conceited. He will probably give an answer like, “I’m not bad,” or “I think I’m very good,” or “Well, I’m very __9__ on tennis.” Even if he had managed to reach the finals in last year’s local __10__, he would say it in such a way as to suggest that it was only due to a piece of good luck.