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Peopleliketocelebratewhentheymoveintoanewhome.Maybeit’sthefirstflatsomeonehasowned,acouple’sfirsthomesincegettingmarriedormaybeagrowingfamilyhasmovedtoabiggerhouse.Forwhateverreason,thehomeisnew.Itrepresentsachangeandanexcitingnewbeginning,withwallstopaint,roomstodecorateandneighborstomeet.Andwhatbetterwaytomeetpeoplethantothrowaparty?
Partiestocelebratemovingintoanewhomearecalled"house一warming"or“flat一warming"parties.Ifyouthinkaboutit,they,reappropriatenamesbecauseanemptyhousewithnopeopleorfurnitureinitisacoldshellofaplace.Ahousefullofpeople,ontheotherhand,oftenrequiressomeopenwindowsorairconditioningtokeepfromgettingtoohot.
Sowhatarehouse一warmingpartieslike?Usually,thehostsinvitetheirnewneighborsaswellastheirfriends.Theyusuallyprovidesomefoodanddrinksandguestsusuallybringhouse一warminggifts.Thegiftmightbesomethingforthehouse,likeaplant,orsomethingforthegueststoshare,likeabottleofwine.Theremaybeadresscodeortheme.Forexample,ifitisa“HatParty",peoplewillwearunusualorfunnyhats.Thishelpsbreaktheicebymakingpeoplelaugh.Thismakesiteasiertomeetnewpeopleandcreatesafunandcheerfulatmosphere.
"There’sanoldsayingthat“homeiswheretheheartis".Whenpeoplethrowahouse一warmingparty,they’reopeningtheirheartsaswellastheirhomestothepeoplearoundthem.Soifyou’reeverinvitedbynewneighborstoahouse一warming,go!Theninvitethemtoyourhomeanothertime.Yourhomemightalreadybewarm,butnewfriendsarethesurestwaytowarmyourheart.
63.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“breaktheice"meaninasocialsituation?
A.Itmeanstogetconversationflowing.
B.Itmeanstomakeaholeintheicethroughwhichtofish.
C.Itmeansconversationisverydifficultbecausepeopledon’tknoweachother.
D.Itmeanstheatmosphereatahouse一warmingpartyisverycoldandunfriendly.
B