Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜點心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!
【小題1】If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

【小題2】It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

【小題3】The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

【小題4】When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．a(chǎn)sk what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

【小題5】Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜點心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!
【小題1】If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

【小題2】It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

【小題3】The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

【小題4】When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．a(chǎn)sk what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

【小題5】Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜點心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!

1.If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

2.It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

3.The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

4.When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．a(chǎn)sk what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

5.Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

 

Saturday，March 20，2010 Dear Mom and Dad，

The time has come：I'm graduating，and I thank you both for all your help during these 15 years．I still remember when you used to say，" You can be whatever you want．"I'm so glad you are my parents，especially when I hear kids say they don't get on well with theirs．I'm glad that you support（支持） me when I decide to do anything．You always try to help，and that's important to me．

Dad，I remember when you first took me fishing．I loved going even though I never caught anything．I also remember when you would get angry with me．I realize you were only trying to show me the right way．When I would cry，you would always be there to try to cheer me up．That's what I call a good，loving，caring dad．Sometimes you and Morn don't agree with me，but you are there by my side in anything that I do，and that's why I love you both so much．

Mom，I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night，and I hope that never changes．I love telling you everything; the best part about you is that you listen．I'm glad we do a lot together．You love to have fun，and Dad does，too You always give me your opinion and I listen．

Thank you for bringing me up．

Love always，

Allison

1．Allison writes the letter td show _________ to her parents．

A．wishes              B．support             C．help               D．thanks

2．In Allison's opinion，other kids of her age may _________ their parents．

A．have problems with                      B．get on well with

C．like to talk to                             D．like to listen to   

3．Father might get angry with her when Allison _________

A．didn't accept him

B．didn't do things in the right way

C．didn't catch any fish

D．didn't agree with her parents

4．The underlined part" and Dad does，too" in Paragraph 3 means “_________ ”．

A．a(chǎn)nd Dad is funny，too

B．a(chǎn)nd so is Dad

C．a(chǎn)nd Dad has，too

D．a(chǎn)nd Dad also loves to have fun

5．What makes Allison and her mother good friends?

A．Cheering up each other．

B．Listening to each other and having fun together．

C．Encouraging each other．

D．Going out together．