Decide where the paragraph should be divided into two paragraphs. Even when you try to be polite, it is easy to do the wrong thing inadvertently in a new culture. For example, when someone offers you food or a beverage in the United States, accept it the first time it is offered. If you say, “No, thank you” because it is polite to decline the first one or two offers in your culture, you could become very hungry and thirsty in the United States. There, a host thinks that “no” means “no” and will usually not offer again. 【A】Meals in the United States are usually more informal than meals in other countries, and the times of meals may be different. 【B】Although North Americans are usually very direct in social matters, there are a few occasions when they are not. 【C】If a North American says, “Please drop by sometime,” he may or may not want you to visit him in his home. Your clue that this may not be a real invitation is the word “sometime”.【D】 In some areas of the United States, people do not expect you to visit them unless you have an invitation or a specific day and time. In other areas of the United States, however, “dropping by” is a friendly, neighborly gesture. Idioms are often difficult for newcomers to understand.
A、【A】
B、【B】
C、【C】
D、【D】