| Dinner, for the English people, is the richest meal of a day and is, different from Chinese dinner, a very formal meal. Many people even wear special clothes for dinner. So if you are asked out to dinner, you must find out whether you are expected to wear a formal suit. You would feel upset if, when you got there, you were the only person in ordinary clothes. Dinner is generally served at about half past seven. All the members of the family sit down together and are on their best behavior. The guest of honor will sit on the right of the lady of the house. There are two schools of thought as to the seating of the hostess. One is that she sits at the foot of the table but this may mess up the man-woman-man setting order. The other way is for the guest of honor to sit at the foot and the hostess to sit on his right. The wife of the guest of honor will sit on the right of the host. This is subject to change according to the wishes of your employer. During the meal when conversation is carried on, you should try to get into conversation with the person on your right or left, but you should not try to talk to someone who is a long way from you. Don’t forget to drop your hosts a thank-you note or make a brief phone call. 1. If you and your parents go out to dinner, ______. A. you will sit on the right of the housewife B. your father will sit on the right of the housewife C. your mother will sit on the left of the housewife D. all of you will sit on the left of the housewife 2. Your wearing a special clothes for dinner shows that ______. A. you are a special person B. you are a rich person C. you are a person with good manners D. you are the most important guest 3. English dinner is different from Chinese, for _____. A. English dinner is a very formal meal B. English dinner is the richest meal of the day C. English dinner is served at home D. English dinner is served in the evening 4. The passage mainly tells us _____. A. that dinner is most important in the English people’s lives B. that the English people is very rich C. that the people with good manners are respected by the English people D. about the dinner of English people |