It is 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 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 is 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．You can arrive at any time 9 the time he or she gives you．
It’s polite 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 the host or hostess．Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will 11 ．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 Johnson” or “Dr．Brown”．
A maiden name is a woman’s family name 17 ．In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she 18 the family name of her husband 19 her maiden name．It is now becoming 20 , however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married．
