It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spooked , and so might the host of hostess’s spirit. If you will have to be late, call and tell them to start without you.

It’s even worse to be early !the host or hostess will probably not be ready. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car until the right time.

Though it’s often important to arrive at a party on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, he host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can arrive at any time within the times he or she gives you.

It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will do fine. Never bring more as a present.

In an introduction, the order of a name is (1)the given name, (2)the family name. In other words, the given name comes first. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction, we usually call friends by their given names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mr.Jones”, “Mr.Smith”,”Ms.Johson”,or “Dr.Brown”.

A maiden name is a woman’s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she takes the family name of her husband in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common, however, for women to keep their maiden names after they get married.

1.If someone is late for a dinner party, _______

2.If you find you will have to be late for a finer party, you should _____

3.It can be guessed from the text that an open house is______

4.It’s nice to bring a _______ present.

5.Some older people usually want to be called by _____

　　It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess (女主人) usually waits for all the guests to arrive before 1 the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess's 2 . If you have to be late, call and tell them to 3 you.

　　It's even 4 to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be 5 . If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car 6 the right time.

　　Though it's often important to arrive on time, yet 7 , for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave 8 a certain time so you can arrive at any time 9 the time he or she gives you.

　　It's nice to bring an empty stomach, but it's even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost 10 , or you might embarrass (使窘迫) the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of 11 will do fine (适当的). Never bring money as a present.

　　In an introduction, the order of a name: (1) the given name, (2) the family name. In other words. the given name comes 12 . It's important not only to learn and remember names, but to 13 them often in conversation. After the 14 , we usually call friends by their given names. 15 may want you call them by their titles and 16 , such as “Mr Jones”, “Mrs Smith”, “Ms Johnson” or “Dr Brown”.

　　A maiden (未婚女子) name is a woman's family name at birth (从出生). In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she 17 the family name of her husband 18 her maiden name. It is now becoming common (常见)， 19 , for women to keep their maiden names 20 they get married.

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How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21  to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22  may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be  23  ， call and tell them to start   24  you．
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25  ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．
    Though it’s often   26  to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess  27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can  28  at any time between the times he or she gives you．
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring  29  present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess  30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31  bring money as a present．In an introduction，the 32  of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name comes   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember  35  ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their  36  names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.
A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman   38  ，she takes the family name of her  39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to 40  their maiden names after they get married,
【小题1】.

A．tired

B． hungry

C．1ate

D．early

A．play

B．fly

C．arrive

D．start

A．spelling

B．calling

C．order

D． pronunciation

A．gentleman’s

B．boy’s

C．woman’s

D．man’s

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?

    It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21   to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22   may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be   23  ， call and tell them to start   24   you．

    It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25   ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．

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　　It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess(女主人)usually waits for all the guests to arrive before 1 the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess's 2 . If you have to be late, call and tell them to 3 you.

　　It's even 4 to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be 5 . If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car 6 the right time.

　　Though it's often important to arrive on time, yet 7 , for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave 8 a certain time so you can arrive at any time 9 the time he or she gives you.

　　It's nice to bring an empty stomach, but it's even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost 10 , or you might embarrass(使窘迫)the hostor hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of 11 will do fine(适当的). Never bring money as a present.

　　In an introduction, the order of a name: (1)the given name, (2)the family name. In other words, the given name comes 12 .It's important not only to learn and remember names, but to 13 them often in conversation. After the 14 , we usually call friends by their given names. 15 may want you call them by their titles and 16 , such as“Mr. Jones”, “Mrs. Smith”, “Ms Johnson”or“Dr. Brown”.

　　A maiden(未婚女子)name is a woman's family name at birth(从出生). In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she 17 the family name of her husband 18 her maiden name. It is now becoming common(常见), 19 , for women to keep their maiden names 20 they get married.

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