单项选择题
| 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 (36) the meal. If someone is
late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess
(37) . If you have to be late, call and tell them to
(38) you. It’s even (39) to be early! The
host or the hostess will probably not be (40) .If you are
early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car
(41) the right time. Though it’s often important to arrive on
time, yet (42) , for open houses, the host or the hostess
invite guests to arrive and leave (43) a certain time so you
can arrive at any time (44) the time 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 (45) , or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of (46) will be fine. Never bring money as a present. In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comes (47) It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to (48) them often in conversation. After the (49) , we usually call friends by their given names. (50) may want you call them by their titles and (51) 1) such as "Mr. Jones", "Mrs. Smith", "Ms. Johnson" 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 (52) the family name of her husband (53) her maiden name. It is now becoming common, (54) , for women to keep their maiden names (55) they get married. |