If the guest tells you that his wife is a vegetarian, what would you say?
Which of the following statements about the Americans customs is true?
A.Offering the guest again and again is not polite.
B.They' d like to offer you once more after your first refusal.
C.They believe whatever the guest tells them.
D.Sometimes they are rather hypocritical.
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time.Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a wolan, and so will most Americans.Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable --especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
1、The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.()
2、America and England people kiss when they meet each other for the first time.()
3、According to the text, the best host tried his best to make his guests feel uncomfortable.()
4、The guest was polite when he picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.()
5、This passage mainly tells us something about eating at home.()
Dining Custom
Every land has its own dining custom, and the United States is no exception. Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at 6:30, the hostess expects him to be there at 6 : 30 or not more than a few minutes after. Because she usually does her own cooking, she times the meal so that the coffee and meat will be at their best at the time she asks the guest to come. If he is late, the food will not be so good, and the hostess will be disappointed. When the guest can not come on time, he calls his host or hostess on the telephone, gives the reason, and tells at what time he thinks he can come.
As guests continue to arrive, the men in the group stand when a woman enters and remain standing until she found a chair. A man always rises when he is being introduced to a woman. A woman does not rise when she is being introduced either to a man or a woman unless the woman is much older.
When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is customary for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them.
Even an American may be confused by the number of knives, forks, and spoons besides his plate when he sits down to a formal dinner. The rule is simple, however: use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from the outside. Or watch the hostess and do what she does. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad, which is often served with the soup. The spoon on butter spreader, on a small bread-and-butter plate at the left. As the bread is passed, each guest puts his piece on the bread-and-butter plate.
As a country of immigrants, the U.S. does not have its own dinning customs.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Dining Custom
Every land has its own dining custom,and the United States is no exception.Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be on time.If a person is invited to dinner at 6:30,the hostess expects him to be there at 6:30 or no more than a few minutes after. Because she usually does her own cooking,she times the meal so that the coffee and meat will be at their Best at the time she asks the guest to come.If he is late,the food will not be so good,and the hostess will he disappointed.When the guest can not come on time,he calls his host or hostess on the telephone,gives the reason,and tells at what time he thinks he can come.
As guests continue to arrive,the men in the group stand when a woman enters and remain standing until she found a chair.A man always rises when he is being introduced to a woman.A woman does not rise when she is being introduced either to a man or a woman unless the woman is much older.
When the guests sit down at a dinner table,it is customary for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them.
Even an American may be confused by the number of knives,forks,and spoons besides his plate when he sits down to a formal dinner.The rule is simple,however:use them in the order in which they lie,beginning from the outside.Or watch the hostess and do what she does.The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad,which is often served with the soup.The spoon on butter spreader,on a small bread-and-butter plate at the left.As the bread is passed,each quest puts his piece on the bread-and-butter plate.
第 1 题 As a country of immigrants,the U.S.does not have its own dinning customs.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
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