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More than three years after moving from Australia to this remote part of England, we are still learning how things are done here.
Not too long after we arrived and unpacked, we were invited for “a drink on Sunday morning” by a retired couple nearby. We got there about noon, to find the living-room crowded — lots of chat and discussions, and in all a very jolly occasion.
Trouble was, there was no food — no self-respecting Australian would regard a tray of crisps as food. In Sydney, when you are invited for a drink any time after midday on a Sunday, you know you will be fed as well as watered and you plan accordingly. Meaning the hardworked little woman makes no plans to cook lunch because you are eating out.
By one-fifteen my stomach was sending up “please explain” to me. Even the crisps had gone. There was nothing we could do except wait, and wonder if the hostess was going to perform some magic and feed us fashionably late. Then, as quickly as if word had spread that there was free beer at the local pub, the room emptied. By one-forty-five there were only a few guests left, so we decided to go home. Tinned soup for lunch that day because the little woman was not really interested in real cooking for us.
A few weeks ago we were invited out for “supper” and the hostess suggested 8:15. Ah, we thought greedily, “this is going to be the real thing.”
We dressed with some care — I putting on a dark suit — and arrived on time. My wife looked pretty good, I thought, a little black dress and so on. But when we walked in I had a terrible feeling we had got the night wrong because the hostess was dressed in a daytime kind of way and the husband was in jeans and an open-neck shirt. But no, we were greeted and shown into the sitting-room.
After a drink I looked around and saw that this was indeed a superior cottage because it had a (more or less) separate dining-room. But there were no signs of a table-setting. Not again! I thought. Were we meant to eat before we came? I decided that in future my wife and I would always carry a chocolate bar. About 9:28 our hostess went out of the room, saying something about food. Ten minutes later she returned and asked us to follow. We were led out to the kitchen. There on the table were country style plates and a huge bowl of soup, rough bread and all the makings of a simple meal. And that is what it was. In other words we had not read the signals right when we were invited for “supper”. If they want you to come to dinner, they say so, and you know that means dark suits and so on. If they mean supper, they say it, and you get fed in the kitchen.
When the author and his wife were invited out for “a drink on Sunday morning”, they thought _______.
A. they would be the only people there
B. they would be given lunch as well
C. they would be taken to a restaurant for lunch
D. they would be asked to take some food with them
The “party” had been going on for about an hour and three quarters when _________.
A. the hostess decided to feed her guests B. everyone had tinned soup for lunch
C. most of the guests went to lunch at the pub D. the author realized he would go home hungry
When invited out for “supper” a few weeks later, the writer _________.
A. expected to be served a proper dinner
B. arrived on the wrong evening
C. interpreted the invitation correctly this time
D. realized there was no dining-room in the cottage
As the evening went on, the writer became aware that _________.
A. no one used their dining-rooms in the countryside
B. he should have had a meal before going out
C. “supper” meant a simple, informal meal
D. he should, in future, eat only chocolate in the evening
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These days experiences, like many other things, are becoming increasingly expensive. One has got to pay a lot to get even an ordinary one.
Not long ago, I wanted to invite my friends to a lunch. What we really need was a good and quiet place for a talk, not a big meal. So I selected one for people only who belong to a particular club. I belong to the club, too. What could be nicer? "Let's go to the club," I told my friend.
When I ordered a day in advance, I was asked whether I would eat a 20 yuan or 30 yuan lunch. I said, "30 yuan". I didn't realize until I was asked to pay after the lunch, that "30 yuan" means "30 yuan for persons each."
There were five people that day, and all of us were surprised by the quality of the 30 yuan meal (for all, we thought). The bill came at last: it was 216.40 (150 for the five of us plus the money for drinks, fruits and air conditioning). I paid the bill without a word.
What could I say? It was not the club's fault. It was my own ignorance (无知) that made me pay the largest bill in my life.
On the whole, it was not so bad; we had a good lunch and a quiet place. Besides, the experience will help in later years.
To support my idea, I have developed my own calculation (算法): 30 yuan for the lunch and 186.40 for the experience.
This paid experience has made me ten times wiser.
1. Now many things are becoming ______________.
[ ]
A. less expensive
B. not so expensive as before
C. as expensive as before
D. more expensive
2. I ordered a lunch ________________.
[ ]
A. the day before
B. so as to have a big lunch
C. so that we could have a grand party
D. in order to introduce my friend to the members of the club which I belong to
3. I had thought that I had ordered a meal that cost ____________.
[ ]
A. me 20 yuan
B. me 30 yuan
C. us 20 yuan each
D. us 30 yuan each
4. What do you think makes me pay the largest lunch bill in my life?
[ ]
A. My fault.
B. My ignorance.
C. The club that had managed to make its customers misunderstand.
D. My friend's fault.
5. "This paid experience has made me ten times wiser." expressed ________.
[ ]
A. the writer's thanks to the club
B. the writer's pleasure to ten times wiser
C. the writer's modesty
D. the writer's anger
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These days, experiences, like many other things, are becoming increasingly expensive. One has got to pay a lot for them, even an ordinary one.Not long ago, I wanted to invite my friends to lunch. What we really needed was a good and quiet place so that we could talk, not a big meal. So I selected one club. I belong to that club, too.What could be nicer? "Let's go to the club." I told my friends.
When I ordered a day in advance, I was asked whether I would have a 20 yuan or 30 yuan lunch. I said, "30 yuan." I didn't realize, until I was asked to pay after the lunch, that 30 yuan was for each person.
There were five people that day, and all of us were surprised by the quality of the 30 yuan meal (for all, we thought). The bill came at last: it was 216.40 (150 for the five of us plus the money for drinks, fruits and air conditioning(空调). I paid the bill without a word.
What could I say? It was not the club's fault(过失). It was my own ignorance(无知) that made me pay the largest bill in my life.On the whole , it was not so bad; we had a good lunch and at a quiet place. Besides, this experience will help in later years.To support my idea, I have developed my own calculation (算法). 30 yuan for the lunch and 186.40 for the experience.This experience has made me ten times wiser.
(1) Many things are becoming _____.
[ ]
A. less experience
B. are not so experience as before
C. as expensive as before
D. more expensive
(2) I ordered a lunch ______.
[ ]
A. the other day
B. so as to have a good feed
C. so that we could have a grand party
D. to introduce my friends to the members of my club
(3) I thought that I had ordered a meal that cost _____.
[ ]
A. me 20 yuan B. me 30 yuan
C. us 20 yuan each D. us 30 yuan each
(4) What do you think makes me pay the largest lunch bill in my life?
[ ]
A. My fault B. My mistake
C. The club's trick D. The club's mistake
(5) "This experience has made me ten times wiser" expressed ____.
[ ]
A. my thanks to the club
B. my pleasure to be ten times wiser
C. my honesty
D. my anger
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More than three years after moving from Australia to this remote part of England, we are still learning how things are done here.
Not too long after we arrived and unpacked, we were invited for “a drink on Sunday morning” by a retired couple nearby. We got there about noon, to find the living-room crowded — lots of chat and discussions, and in all a very jolly occasion.
Trouble was, there was no food — no self-respecting Australian would regard a tray of crisps as food. In Sydney, when you are invited for a drink any time after midday on a Sunday, you know you will be fed as well as watered and you plan accordingly. Meaning the hardworked little woman makes no plans to cook lunch because you are eating out.
By one-fifteen my stomach was sending up “please explain” to me. Even the crisps had gone. There was nothing we could do except wait, and wonder if the hostess was going to perform some magic and feed us fashionably late. Then, as quickly as if word had spread that there was free beer at the local pub, the room emptied. By one-forty-five there were only a few guests left, so we decided to go home. Tinned soup for lunch that day because the little woman was not really interested in real cooking for us.
A few weeks ago we were invited out for “supper” and the hostess suggested 8:15. Ah, we thought greedily, “this is going to be the real thing.”
We dressed with some care — I putting on a dark suit — and arrived on time. My wife looked pretty good, I thought — a little black dress and so on. But when we walked in I had a terrible feeling we had got the night wrong because the hostess was dressed in a daytime kind of way and the husband was in jeans and an open-neck shirt. But no, we were greeted and shown into the sitting-room.
After a drink I looked around and saw that this was indeed a superior cottage because it had a (more or less) separate dining-room. But there were no signs of a table-setting. Not again! I thought. Were we meant to eat before we came? I decided that in future my wife and I would always carry a chocolate bar. About 9:28 our hostess went out of the room, saying something about food. Ten minutes later she returned and asked us to follow. We were led out to the kitchen. There on the table were country style plates and a huge bowl of soup, rough bread and all the makings of a simple meal. And that is what it was. In other words we had not read the signals right when we were invited for “supper”. If they want you to come to dinner, they say so, and you know that means dark suits and so on. If they mean supper, they say it, and you get fed in the kitchen.
1．When the author and his wife were invited out for “a drink on Sunday morning”, they thought _________.
A. they would be the only people there
B. they would be given lunch as well
C. they would be taken to a restaurant for lunch
D. they would be asked to take some food with them
2．The “party” had been going on for about an hour and three quarters when _________.
A. the hostess decided to feed her guests
B. everyone had tinned soup for lunch
C. most of the guests went to lunch at the pub
D. the author realized he would go home hungry
3．When invited out for “supper” a few weeks later, the writer _________.
A. expected to be served a proper dinner
B. arrived on the wrong evening
C. interpreted the invitation correctly this time
D. realized there was no dining-room in the cottage
4．As the evening wore on, the writer became aware that _________.
A. no one used their dining-rooms in the countryside
B. he should have had a meal before going out
C. “supper” meant a simple, informal meal
D. he should, in future, eat only chocolate in the evening
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