At table, you should smile a lot but do not laugh at all the time.

Table manners vary from culture to culture. What is acceptable in one country  1         be considered extremely rude in another . Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners   2        the modern table manners in Korea .         3          ( tradition ), it was the woman’s job to cook food and  4      ( set ) the table . The woman would sit  5          her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal . Only  6          the husband finished , would the woman and her children eat . Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot.   7               of the family members eat together at the same time . It is common to see everyone help with the meal,   8            ( include ) the husband. One tradition , however, has not changed . It is that the oldest person starts the meal.  9              ( stay ) until the oldest person is finished is considered to be  20                basic tradition of Korean table manners .

________ at in another way, the loss of the Chinese Women’s Table Tennis Team is good for the growth of the young players.

A. Looking                        B. Having looked       C. Being looked           D. Looked

At the party, all the others seemed to know each other well; Catherine sat alone at the table in a corner, feeling ________.

A. cut off                            B. kicked out                           C. left out                          D. squeezed out

　　At all times, the host sits at one end of the table and hostess at the other end, except on those occasions（场合）when ladies would have sat together, as happens when there are eight, twelve, sixteen, twenty, or twenty-four at the table. In this case, the hostess moves one to the left and the most important man takes her place at the end, truly a guest of honor, still on his hostess's right.

　　The reason the host does not move at a formal dinner is not because he is more important than the hostess, but because if he moves he throws the most important lady out of her honored position. When there is no such guest of honor, the host may move.

　　The imperfection（美中不足）in almost every seating plan is the fact that there is usually one couple who, though they have entered together, must sit on the opposite side of the table. The gentleman does not leave his lady until she has found her place, then goes to his own chair.

　　1.According　to　the　writer,　a　perfect　seating　plan　should　make　it　possible for __________.

　　A. everyone to have a seat　　　　　 B. ladies to sit together

　　C. every couple to sit side by side　　 D. the hostess to sit at one end

　　2.Which of the following figures shows the correct seating at a formal dinner?

　　3.The writer is trying to show us ________.

　　A. a kind of custom　　　　　　　　B. Chinese seating plans for a formal dinner

　　C. the best table manners　　　　　　D. women are always respected