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