During the meal, you should be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl, a coffee cup or other dish. The coffee spoon should be on the saucer(碟子), and the soup spoon should be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make as little noise as you can and use the side of your spoon, not the front. Do not pick up your soup bowl to drink the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.

Very often, there are only one main course and a salad, followed by something sweet. If you haven’t had enough, say“Oh, it’s delicious. ”and ask for some more chicken, steak, or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very happy that you like her cooking and will give you more. But if you follow the Chinese way of being polite and say, “No, thank you. ”when the hostess offers you more, you may starve later. Americans will never force you to eat more. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk to the person next to you. It is good manners to use your silverware(银餐具) carefully so that they don’t make any noise. When the coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should be put on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up. The men help the ladies move their chairs.

After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, and then they would say, “Well, I’m afraid I must get going now. ”The host and hostess would, of course, ask everyone to stay longer. “What? Already? Won’t you have some more coffee?  ”The guests might say, “I’d love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good night. ”

If you stay overnight or for the weekend, it is nice to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolates or some flowers as a sign of thanks for their hospitality(好客).

Questions:

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. To make the hostess happy, you should ask for more food even if you are full.

B. During the dinner, you’d better make as little noise as possible.

C. It’s polite to leave a spoon in a soup bowl.

D. Never talk with people at table.

2. What does the underlined word ‘course’ mean?

A. A series of lessons.

B. Any of the separate parts of a meal.

C. A moment in time.

D. Direction or the routine.

3. The passage implies that______.

A. Chinese customs are similar to American ones

B. if you are polite, the hostess will make you eat more food

C. different nations have different customs

D. Chinese are more hospitable(好客的) than Americans

Table manners in the USA

During the meal, you should be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl, a coffee cup or other dish. The coffee spoon should be on the saucer(碟子), and the soup spoon should be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make as little noise as you can and use the side of your spoon, not the front. Do not pick up your soup bowl to drink the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.

Very often, there are only one main course and a salad, followed by something sweet. If you haven’t had enough, say“Oh, it’s delicious. ”and ask for some more chicken, steak, or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very happy that you like her cooking and will give you more. But if you follow the Chinese way of being polite and say, “No, thank you. ”when the hostess offers you more, you may starve later. Americans will never force you to eat more. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk to the person next to you. It is good manners to use your silverware(银餐具) carefully so that they don’t make any noise. When the coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should be put on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up. The men help the ladies move their chairs.

After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, and then they would say, “Well, I’m afraid I must get going now. ”The host and hostess would, of course, ask everyone to stay longer. “What? Already? Won’t you have some more coffee?  ”The guests might say, “I’d love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good night. ”

If you stay overnight or for the weekend, it is nice to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolates or some flowers as a sign of thanks for their hospitality(好客).

Questions:

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. To make the hostess happy, you should ask for more food even if you are full.

B. During the dinner, you’d better make as little noise as possible.

C. It’s polite to leave a spoon in a soup bowl.

D. Never talk with people at table.

2. What does the underlined word ‘course’ mean?

A. A series of lessons.

B. Any of the separate parts of a meal.

C. A moment in time.

D. Direction or the routine.

3. The passage implies that______.

A. Chinese customs are similar to American ones

B. if you are polite, the hostess will make you eat more food

C. different nations have different customs

D. Chinese are more hospitable(好客的) than Americans

9 Lansdowne Road

Chichester PO236PX

Saturday

Dear John,

　 I got your letter yesterday. Yes, of course you can come and stay next week. I didn’t realize your company was in this area. Actually, it’s lucky that I shall be here, because I have to go away on business myself on Monday — but I shall be back by the time you come. What time will you be arriving? Anyway, I’ll leave a key with my next-door neighbour (at Number 21) just in case you get here before I do.

I’d better give you some directions as to how to get here. When you get to the town, follow the main road as far as the first set of traffic lights and then turn right. Turn left at the next crossing. At the end of this road there’s a roundabout. Go straight across, and Lansdowne Road is the second on the right.

By the way, I hope you won’t mind sleeping on the camp-bed. I’m afraid there isn’t a spare (空闲的) bed, but it’s quite solid, so you should be comfortable enough! I nearly forgot to mention the most important thing — could you bring a sleeping bag?

Well, I must go now — I’ve got to go and collect the car from the garage. I was out in the middle of nowhere yesterday, when it broke down for no clear reason. I had to walk miles before I found a phone-box and finally asked a garage to send someone out to give me a tow（拖走）.

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday.

　　　 　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 Mike

1. According to this passage, Mike will most likely be back on 　　　　 .

A. Monday　　　　　 B. Tuesday　　　　　

C. Saturday　　　　　　 D. Thursday

2. If John arrives earlier than Mike comes back, 　　　　 .

A. he can make a phone call to Mike

B. he can wait for Mike

C. he can ask Mike’s next-door neighbor for the key

D. he can ask the landlady for the key

3. The underlined phrase “broke down” most probably means “_______”.

A. failed to work 　　　 B. lost control

C. was defeated 　　 D. stopped to work

1）  It didn’t o___________ to me that you would object.

2）  Although they are brothers, Patrick d_________ from Mike in many ways.

3）  Snow forced many drivers to __________（放弃） their vehicles.

4）  I _________（犹豫） to tell him the truth.

5）  I’m afraid I have no a__________ but to ask you to leave.

6）  Fresh air is b___________ to our health.

7）  Mary was reading a piece of science f_________ and lost in the book.

8）  The squirrel was scared and f_________into the woods when he saw us.

9）  He didn’t know how to o__________ the remote controller because he had never seen one before.

10）Our ___________（代理人） in Guangzhou deals with all our business in Guangdong.