Some British 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 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 gift. Usually the evening starts 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 meal with soup or something small, and then you have meat of fish with vegetables, and then desert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and have more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host and hostess the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!
【小题1】You're not invited to the evening by a friend, which              .

Some British 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 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 gift. Usually the evening starts 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 meal with soup or something small, and then you have meat of fish with vegetables, and then desert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and have more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host and hostess the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!

1.You're not invited to the evening by a friend, which              .

A．means you are not welcome f or some bad manners

B．means he or she doesn't like you for some unknown reasons

C．means you should pay more visits to them and bring more gifts

D．doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you

2.You should never              .

A．say you like the host's house very much

B．ask the host the price of the things in the house

C．have drinks and some snacks before the evening

D．sit beside the host or hostess when having dinner

3.As a guest, you should finish everything to show              .

A．you are healthy                         B．you rea lly like the food

C．you like cooking                        D．you have a good appetite.（胃口）

　　I gave my housekeeper(管家)an old pair of trousers to wash and went into the study to rea　 D.My housekeeper usually examined my pockets before she washed any thing,but for some reason she failed to do so this time.As I was reading I suddenly remembered that there was a ten-pound note in the back pocket of the trousers I had given her to wash.I dropped my book right away and rushed to the bathroom.But it was too late.My housekeeper told me that my trousers had been in the washing-machine for ten minutes!I had the machine stop working at once and pulled my trousers as quickly as I coul　 D.I nearly burnt my fingers when I tried to unbutton(解开钮扣)my back pocket.To my great disappointment(失望),I discovered that it had already become a piece of white paper.I stood there,glaring(盯着看)at my housekeeper in silence(沉默)until she began to cry,begging me to pardon her and not to drive her off.

1.The writer of this passage usually ______.

［　　］

　 A.did the housekeeper for himself

　 B.had the housework done by his housekeeper

　 C.had the housework done by a family robot

　 D.had to do the housekeeper like a housewife

2.The housekeeper ______ her master’s clothes______.

［　　］

　 A.had…washed by another servant

　 B.washed…by hand

　 C.got…washed by a washing-machine

　 D.washed…in a basin

3.While reading,the writer suddenly remembered ______ a ten-pound note in a pocket of the trousers.

［　　］

　 A.to leave

　 B.that he would leave

　 C.have left

　 D.that he had left

4.After unbuttoning the back pocket,the writer found that ______.

［　　］

　 A.the ten-pound note became pieces of paper

　 B.it had turned into a piece of white paper

　 C.nothing had happened to the ten-pound note

　 D.the ten-pound note remained the same as before

5.From the passage we may conclude(推断)that the writer was ______ the housekeeper.

［　　］

　 A.very pleased with

　 B.very kind to

　 C.getting along well with

　 D.not kind enough to

Some British 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 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 gift. Usually the evening starts 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 meal with soup or something small, and then you have meat of fish with vegetables, and then desert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and have more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host and hostess the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!

1. 1.

   You're not invited to the evening by a friend, which              

   1. A.
      means you are not welcome f or some bad manners
   2. B.
      means he or she doesn't like you for some unknown reasons
   3. C.
      means you should pay more visits to them and bring more gifts
   4. D.
      doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you
2. 2.

   You should never              

   1. A.
      say you like the host's house very much
   2. B.
      ask the host the price of the things in the house
   3. C.
      have drinks and some snacks before the evening
   4. D.
      sit beside the host or hostess when having dinner
3. 3.

   As a guest, you should finish everything to show              

   1. A.
      you are healthy
   2. B.
      you rea lly like the food
   3. C.
      you like cooking
   4. D.
      you have a good appetite.（胃口）