It's ________ to follow the host's rules when you want to give gifts.

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Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should no be upset 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 p.m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks and snacks. Do 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 end 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, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want.

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" all the time.

1. A dinner party will usually last for________.(　)

A. 7 or 8 hours　　　　　　　　　　    B. 11 hours

C. 3 or 4 hours　　　　　　　　　　    D. it is uncertain

2. If you want to be a polite guest, you shouldn't________.(　)

A. come at a proper time

B. bring some gifts to your host

C. say something nice about the host's room

D. ask how much the host's furniture is

3. What we can learn from the passage is that________.(　)

A. usually there are drinks in the beginning

B. the last course of the meals is usually soup

C. dessert is usually served before the main course

D. at the end of the course ice cream is often served

4. What is NOT considered as a proper behavior?(　)

A. To eat up everything in your plate.

B. To ask for more if you really like it.

C. To leave some food to show you are not greedy.

D. To call your host the next day to express your thanks.

5. The guest will not bring________as a gift when he goes to a dinner party.(　)

A. some nice flowers　　　　　　　　　　    B. chocolates

C. a bottle of wine　　　　　　　　　　    D. some money

 

Some British people and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset 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 pm and end at about 11 pm. Ask your hosts 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). Do you want to be extra polite? Say how much you like them,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 end of the table and the wife sit 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,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”,British and American people like to say”Thank you,thank you,thank you”all the time.

(　 )51.An English doesn’t invite you to his or her dinner which______________.

A. means she or he doesn’t like you.　　 B. means she or he likes you.

C. doesn’t mean he or she likes you.　　 D. doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t like you

(　 )52.You are going to take part in a dinner party and _____________.

A. you’d better bring a certain present with you　　 B. you must leave home for it at 7 pm

C. you should ask your host when you should leave D. you must arrive at it before 8 pm

(　 )53.It’s impolite______________.

A. to say that you like the host’s room very much

B. for a guest to ask the host the price of the thing in the room

C. for guests to have drinks and snacks before the evening

D. for the host and the hostess to sit and eat with their guests

(　 )54.In which order will you eat or drink the following things the meal?

A. Snacks,vegetables,meat,coffee.　　　　　　

B.Coffee,drinks,soup,fish,vegetables,dessert

C. Soup,meat with vegetables,dessert and coffee　

D. Drinks,soup,something small,fish and coffee.

(　 )55.Which is the good manner(方式，态度) in which you express your enjoyment of the evening?

A. Before leaving for home,you should say:Thank you for inviting me.

B. When you shake hands with your host,you should say,”I did enjoy the evening”

C. You can write a “Thank-you letter”to your host after that.

D. You should finish everything in your plate and take if you want it.

  Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs（习俗）, so that they will not think us impolite（不礼貌）. Here are some examples of thing that a person with good manners does or does not do.

  If you wait a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens you will not move before the host（主人）says “Come in, please.” After you enter the room you won't sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put up on a tea table before you or send to your hand, you will say “Thank you” and receive it with your two hands, or they will think you are not polite. Before entering the house in Japan it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, if your shoes become very dirty, this is not done. In Malay（马来）house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show he had has enough. In England, guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host very pleased.

(1)In China, before the host says “Come in, please,”________.

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A．you won't knock at the door	B．you won't run away
C．you won't enter the room	D．you won't sit down

(2)In Japan it is good manners to __________ before you enter the host's house

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A．take off your shoes	B．take off your coat
C．say“Thank you”	D．wait outside

(3)In Malay house a guest leaves a little food to show that________.

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A．he has enjoyed it	B．he does not like the food
C．he needs some drink	D．he can't have any more

(4)In England the host will be pleased if his guest _________.

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A．take off his dirty shoes

B．leaves a little food on the table

C．finishes the drink or food

D．receive a cup of tea with his two hands

(5)Different countries and different people have _________ manners.

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A．same

B．different

C．difference

D．some