Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!
【小题1】If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

【小题2】It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

【小题3】The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

【小题4】When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．ask what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

【小题5】Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!
【小题1】If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

【小题2】It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

【小题3】The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

【小题4】When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．ask what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

【小题5】Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

Many young people can use the computer, but few of them know how to look after them．

Remember the following when you use the computer．

Keep your computer in a cool, dry room．Too much or too little heat is bad for computers．Damp is also bad for them．Most computers work best at a temperature of 5-30 degrees centigrade．Computer, just like some people, may prefer（更喜欢）autumn to （比起） summer and winter．Do not let people smoke cigarettes near your computer．Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems．

Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer． Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems．

Make sure that the keyboard and the screen （键盘与屏幕） are the correct height for you．If they are not correct, you'll get backache．

Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes．If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer．Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer．

Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright．A dirty screen can hurt your eyes．A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes．If you can afford one, buy a computer screen．It will be better for you than using the screen of a TV set．

1．According to this passage （根据文章）, ____________

A．more and more people can use computers and take care of them．

B．fewer and fewer people know how to the protection of the computers nowadays．

C．many young people can use computers but few of them know how to look after them．

D．Most computer lovers are fond of eating their food while playing computer games．

2．Computer, just like some people, may prefer__________

A．autumn to summer and winter                   B．neither winter nor summer or autumn

C．summer to winter and autumn                   D．both summer and winter

3．Putting the keyboard and screen too high means you ____________

A．will get backache．

B．will have a headache．

C．don't have to look at your manuscript （稿件） while typing

D．are hard-working

4．Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer because they want to______

A．protect the computer

B．prevent （ 防止） their eyes being hurt（被伤害）

C．make them look cool

D．show off（炫耀） his glasses

5．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．If the height of the screen isn't correct, you'll get backache．

B．Smoking is bad for a computer and is one of the cause of many problems．

C．You can eat or drink when you are near your computer．

D．Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes．