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B Modern Manners Philip Howard answers your questions on contemporary etiquette (礼仪) Philip Howard, When my friend and I (two ladies of a certain age) go out to have a meal, she always leaves an extremely large tip. At times, the tip will equal the amount of one of the main dishes—sometimes it comes to about 30 per cent of the bill. I feel 15—20 per cent is adequate for services offered and depending on the type of restaurant. At a cafe I would like to leave 15 per cent or a bit more depending on the service and etc. A larger tip would be appropriate if we are in a big city or a nicer place. My friend says “Well, I am sure they are not driving a Mercedes (奔驰汽车).” Well, neither am I, and how does she know? Who is correct and how can I make changes? I might add I do truly feel tipping should be based on good service, and also if you frequent a place and know the staff a larger tip is OK. I would never hesitate to tip a waitperson. I always leave to the higher side. Yours, Barbara Bade Barbara Bade, Americans are more generous tippers than the British. I suspect that 10 per cent for a tip is about normal in the UK. Tipping is a strange survival in our age of supposed equality and minimum wages. Your friend has a generous nature and deep purse. I do not see why you cannot let her tip whatever she wants, and do your own thing. I agree that a tip should be a reward for good service and general good feeling. If the service is rotten and the meal a disaster, we should withhold a tip and explain why we are doing so. Few of us have the chutzpah (厚颜) to do this. Sensible restaurants have a box for tips, so that they are shared out among the staff, including those in the kitchens whom we do not see. (I trust that the management does not receive the money as extra profit.) I look forward to the day when waiters and other servants are paid a good enough living wage, so that they do not have to depend on the generosity of strangers to survive. To wait at table is just as honorable a way to earn a living in this wicked world. If you are pleased with the meal and cheerful service, you should tip as handsomely as your purse affords. I don’t suppose that your waiter / waitress is driving a Mercedes, even in the States. Yours, Philip Howard 60. We can learn from the first letter that Barbara prefers ___________. A. changing her own ideas on how to tip waiters B. leaving a bigger tip to the familiar waitpersons C. eating at a café rather than in a nice restaurant D. saving as much money as possible for herself 61. It can be inferred that Barbara’s friend tips waiters heavily ________. A. to show that she is well off B. because they are thought to be poorly paid C. to show that she is generous D. because they have offered her full service 62. Besides quality of service, Philip regards __________ as principles of tipping. A. taste of food and amount of one’s money B. taste of food and the number of servants C. generosity of strangers and the number of servants D. amount of one’s money and generosity of strangers
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第四部分书面表达（满分25分） 90后出生的学生，思想特殊、行为方式和价值观令人担忧。假如你是一名90后出生的学生刘林，请根据下表中所提供信息以“Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”为题写一篇英语演讲稿，以消除人们的忧虑。
注意：1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。 2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。 3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。 Good afternoon, everyone! The topic of my speech today is “Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”. Living in an environment full of fiercer competition, we, a generation born in the 90s, are faced with more problems in entering higher schools and getting employed. _____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening!
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