Question

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?

    It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21   to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22   may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be   23  ， call and tell them to start   24   you．

    It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25   ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．

    Though it’s often   26   to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess   27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can   28   at any time between the times he or she gives you．

    It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring   29   present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess   30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31   bring money as a present．In an introduction，the  32   of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name comes   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember   35   ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their   36   names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.

A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman    38   ，she takes the family name of her   39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to  40   their maiden names after they get married,

1..A．guests           B. visitors      C. customs      D. passengers

2..A．or               B. so            C. but         D. yet

3..A．tired        B. hungry       C. 1ate         D. early

4..A．without       B. for          C. with        D. after

5..A．awake        B. ready        C. up           D. friendly

6..A．useless       B. impossible   C. unable       D. important

7.．A．forces       B. invites      C. begs         D. orders

8..A．play          B. fly          C. arrive       D. start

9..A．a big        B. a small      C. a good       D. an expensive

10..A．pleased      B. satisfied    C. interested       D. uneasy

11..A．Never            B. Always      C. Do           D. Be sure to

12..A．spelling    B. calling      C. order    D. pronunciation

13..A．words            B. 1etters      C. idioms       D. sentences

14..A．1ast        B. first        C. finally     D. in the middle

15..A．expressions      B. appearances  C. names        D. addresses

16..A．given            B. family       C. middle       D. pen

17..A．gentleman’s     B. boy’s       C. woman’s     D. man’s

18..A．works        B. marries      C. bears       D. dies

19..A．husband      B. mother       C. father       D. sister

20..A.  stop           B. give up      C. keep         D. find

Answer

1..A             

2..B

3..C

4..A

5..B

6..D

7..B

8..D

9..B

10..D

11..A

12..C

13..A

14..B

15..C

16..A

17..C

18..B

19..A

20..C

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