Question

Do you Like Going Dutch?

You had a great time with some friends at a nice restaurant, eating steak, fish, chicken and a lot of ______ delicious food. The waiters and waitresses were good. ______ dinner, one of your friends said, Let’s go Dutch,” You then see ______ the cost was and paid for your self. But wait a second, why do we use go Dutch.” to mean ______ for our own expense（费用）?

Nobody knows when we started to use it, but there is one explanation. In the 17th century, the Dutch（荷兰人）and the British hated each other. They were economic（经济的）enemies. ______ the British couldn’t beat the Dutch economically, they tried to beat them ______ words. They used the Dutch in many bad expressions. ______, the British thought the Dutch were misers（吝啬鬼），so they used go Dutch”, meaning you don’t even want to pay for your friends! Of course the Dutch didn’t love this expressions. But more and more people around the world got to know and used it. New people also use the noun phrase Dutch treat” to mean the same thing.

Do you like to hear “It’s my treat（我请客）today” or “Let’s go Dutch”? Which one do you like to use?

1.A.the other B.another C.other D.others

2.A.At B.After C.For D.In

3.A.how many B.how often C.how long D.how much

4.A.to pay B.paying C.pays D.paid

5.A.Since B.When C.While D.For

6.A.by B.in C.at D.with

7.A.Such as B.For example C.Like D.So

Answer 1