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How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?

It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the 21  to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and 22  may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be  23  ， call and tell them to start 24  you．

It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be 25  ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．

    Though it’s often 26  to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess   27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can  28  at any time between the times he or she gives you．

It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring  29  present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess  30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine． 31  bring money as a present．In an introduction，the  32  of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other 33  ，the given name comes 34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember  35  ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their  36  names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.

A maiden(闺女)name is a 37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman   38，she takes the family name of her  39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to  40  their maiden names after they get married,

1..A．guests           B. visitors      C. customs      D. passengers

2..A．or               B. so            C. but         D. yet

3..A．tired        B. hungry       C. 1ate         D. early

4..A．without       B. for          C. with        D. after

5..A．awake        B. ready        C. up           D. friendly

6..A．useless       B. impossible   C. unable       D. important

7.．A．forces       B. invites      C. begs         D. orders

8..A．play          B. fly          C. arrive       D. start

9..A．a big        B. a small      C. a good       D. an expensive

10..A．pleased      B. satisfied    C. interested       D. uneasy

11..A．Never            B. Always      C. Do           D. Be sure to

12..A．spelling    B. calling      C. order    D. pronunciation

13..A．words            B. 1etters      C. idioms       D. sentences

14..A．1ast        B. first        C. finally     D. in the middle

15..A．expressions      B. appearances  C. names        D. addresses

16..A．given            B. family       C. middle       D. pen

17..A．gentleman’s     B. boy’s       C. woman’s     D. man’s

18..A．works        B. marries      C. bears       D. dies

19..A．husband      B. mother       C. father       D. sister

20..A.  stop           B. give up      C. keep         D. find

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It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes      1           . The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s spirits. If you have to be late, call and tell them to start  2           you.

It’s even 3   (bad) to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be ready. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car  4  the right time.

Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave    5      a certain time. You can arrive at any time within 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 a lot, or you might embarrass the host or hostess.      6     (flower), wine, or a box of candy will do fine. Never bring money as a present.

In an   7              (introduce), the order of a name is: (1) 、the given name；(2) 、the family name. In other words the given name comes first. It’s important not   8               to learn and remember names, but to respect them often in   9              (converse). After the introduction，we usually call friends   10           their given names. Older people may want you call them their titles and family names, such as “Mr. Jones”、 “Mrs. Johnson” or “Dr. Brown”.

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It’s 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 serving the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spooked , and so might the host of hostess’s spirit. If you will have to be late, call and tell them to start without you.

It’s even worse to be early !the host or hostess will probably not be ready. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car until the right time.

Though it’s often important to arrive at a party on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, he host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can arrive at any time within the times he or she gives you.

It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will do fine. Never bring more as a present.

In an introduction, the order of a name is (1)the given name, (2)the family name. In other words, the given name comes first. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction, we usually call friends by their given names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mr.Jones”, “Mr.Smith”,”Ms.Johson”,or “Dr.Brown”.

A maiden name is a woman’s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she takes the family name of her husband in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common, however, for women to keep their maiden names after they get married.

1.If someone is late for a dinner party, _______

2.If you find you will have to be late for a finer party, you should _____

3.It can be guessed from the text that an open house is______

4.It’s nice to bring a _______ present.

5.Some older people usually want to be called by _____

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In Germany, you shouldn’t arrive late to a dinner party; you should always be ___.

A. on time                   B. at times     C. in time               D. for a time

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In Germany, you shouldn’t arrive late to a dinner party; you should always be ___.

A. on time        B. at times     C. in time          D. for a time

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More than one million children in the United States do not go to school．Instead, they learn at home．Most often, their parents are their teachers．Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials．

Parents choose home schooling for several reasons．Some choose it because of their religious beliefs．Others say it provides more time for the family to be together．They say the home offers a better place for learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools．Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children．

All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling．Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children．Other states have more requirements for home schooling．Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established．In farm areas, people often lived far from a school．Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century．Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school．

Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew．By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children．So a number of parents began home schooling．

Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow．She says many kinds of people have joined the movement．These include rich people and poor people．They represent many races, religions and political beliefs．Ms．Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years．

1.Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _______．

A．parents                                    B．libraries

C．the Internet                               D．educational companies

2.Which of the following is one of the reasons why parents choose home schooling?

A．it makes parents and their children have less time together．

B．Some people have different religious beliefs from the others．

C．It can’t provide a comfortable place for children to be in．

D．There are too many students in a home classroom．

3.Home schooling was started in ________．

A．the 1960s                                            B．the 1970s

C．the 1850s                                       D．the 1776

4.Home schooling in the United States now is __________．

A．facing many difficulties             B．struggling

C．growing fast                      D．decreasing in large numbers

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Arriving too early to a dinner party could appear slightly rude if the host ________ their preparations.

A.completes B.is completing C.completed D.has completed

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The famous scientist, ____ a dinner party will be held tonight, is to arrive soon.

A. in his honor   B. in whose honor   C. in which honor  D. in honor of him

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The famous scientist, _______ a dinner party will be held tonight,is to arrive soon.

A. in honour of him      B. in his honour      C. in whose honour    D. in which honour

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The food at the dinner party didn’t seem ________．It was not worth the money.

A． inviting　　 　　 　 B． amazing

C． encouraging　　　　 D． disappointing

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