Question

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation (谈话).

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:

“Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”

To reply (回答) to an invitation , either say ‘thank you’ and accept (接受), or say you’re sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry . I’ve tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes, however, people use expressions (习惯用语) that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations . For example; “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention (提到) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

Title: Real 1. or not

Situations	Answers
Canadians and Americans often invite friends for 2. at home	Because they 3. entertainment at home.
Someone says “I’ve two movie tickets, 4. you go with me after supper?”	You want to go, and your answer should be “Thanks, I’d 5. to.”
Someone invites you to dinner, but doesn’t mention the time or the 6. .	You’d better answer “Sure, that would be 7. .”
8. people use “an unreal invitation” in their everyday conversation.	They really mean to be 9. .
So remember, next time when you hear something that sounds like an invitation, you should listen 10. and pay attention to the time and the date.

 

Answer 1

1.invitation

2.meals

3.enjoy

4.will

5.love/ like

6.date

7.great

8.If/ When

9.friendly

10.carefully

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述在美国或者加拿大，哪种邀请是真正地邀请，哪种只是礼貌的表达。真正的邀请要告诉你具体时间或日期，所以当你听到有表示邀请的语言时，一定要认真分析哟。

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