Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues 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 p. m．and 8 p. m．and end at about 11．Ask your hosts what time you should arrive．It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present．
Do you want to extra politer?
Say how much you like the moon, or the pictures on the wall．But remember－not to ask how much things cost．
You'll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a starter, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables and the dessert, followed by coffee．It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want．Some people eat bread with their meals, but not everyone does．
Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask,‘Do you mind if I smoke here?’
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a‘thank you’letter．Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say‘thank you, thank you, and thank you．’All the time．
(1)
If your British or American friends don't invite you to dinner at home, ________．
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A．
it shows they don't like you
B．
it shows they have no time to get together
C．
it shows they don't want to make friends with you
D．
it doesn't show they don't like you
(2)
In Britain or America, it usually takes more than ________ to have a dinner party at home．
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A．
one hour
B．
two hours
C．
three hours
D．
four hours
(3)
When you are invited to go to your friend's home, ________．
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A．
you shouldn't take anything with you
B．
you may go at any time
C．
you may take an expensive present with
D．
you may take a small present with you
(4)
It's not polite to ________ both in Britain and America．
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A．
ask the price of a thing
B．
eat all the food on your plate
C．
talk to your hosts
D．
take more after finishing the food in your plate
(5)
In the passage, the order of the serving of a meal is ________．
A plant makes its own food in its leaves. Water comes to the leaves through the roots (根). Air gets into the leaves through very small holes. The green coloring in the leaves uses the water and air to make food for the plant. It also needs sunshine because a plant can make food only when the sun is shining.
Animals and people could not live without green plants. They both eat plants. People and some animals also eat the meat of some animals, and these animals eat plants.
(1)
A plant gets food from its leaves.
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(2)
The sun uses the water and air to make food for the plant.
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(3)
A plant has very small holes in its leaves for water to come in.
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(4)
A plant can make its food when it is a sunny day.
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(5)
From the article we know that people can’t get food without animals.
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