Question

If you have made an agreement to go out to eat withsomeone,you should be clear who is paying．If the other suggests you have lunch with him,or her,you might simply saysomething like this:“I'm afraid I'll have to be some place inexpensive as I have very little money．”The other person maysay,“OK．I'll meet you at McDonald's．”This mean it is agreed that each person pays for his own meal,i．e．that you“go Dutch”．If the person says“Oh,no,I'll take you tolunch in a little restaurant I like very much,”it means that the person wants to pay the bill for both of you．If you feelfriendly towards this person,there is no reason why you should not accept this invitation by simply saying“Thank you．That would be nice．”If a person invites you to his or her home for a meal,it's understood that the person is paying．If you invite someone to your home．it's understood that you are buying the food．If you want to invite someone but for lunch,you must also make yourself clear by saying,perhaps,“I'd like to take you to lunch tomorrow at the Hostess Inn CoffeeShop”(meaning you plan to buy the food)or“Let's have lunch together tomorrow at Burger King．It's on me．”American women used to expect men to pay for all meals,but today most women will pay for themselves．However,you should always make your position clear．Being clear is the polite thing to do．It is lack of clarity that causes loss of face in this situation． (1) If someone asks you to go out to eat ________ [　　] A． it shows he wants to pay for you B． you should always refuse him if you don't like him C． it doesn't necessarily mean that he wants to pay for you D． you should ask him to got out to eat next time (2) “Go Dutch”means ________ [　　] A． each pays for himself B． going to some inexpensive place C． buying the food D． paying for theirs (3) Which of the following is true according to the passage ________ [　　] A． If you are invited to someone's house for a meal，youshould bring some gifts． B． “It's on me”means“I'll pay for your meal”． C． Men are expected to pay for women when they are eating out． D． One should accept another person's invitation if heisn't one's good friend, (4) In order not to lose face，one _________ [　　] A． should make oneself clear B． should try to pay for others C． should not eat out without carrying a lot of money D． shouldn't let a woman pay for him

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	有人邀请你出去吃饭，并不一定是那人付钱，因此才有句首主题句“If you have made an agreement to go out to eat with someone,you should be clear who is paying．”下面举例说明几种情况。
(2)	由This means it is agreed that each person pays for his own meal,i．e．that you“go Dutch．”可知，i．e．＝that is 或that's to say“换言之”。
(3)	由“If you want to invite someone out for lunch,you also make vourself chear by saying,perhaps,…It's on me．”可知是“由我来付账”。句中on是“由……请客，由……负担”之意，如：The wine is on me．这酒由我来请客。
(4)	根据最后一句“It's lack of clarity that causes loss of face in this situation．”可以选出答案。