LetterA

DearRose

Ilikeyourprogrammesverymuch.I’mnowwritingtoaskyousomethingaboutAmericansocialcustoms(社交习惯).MyAmericanfriendswantmetojointhemintheirdinnerparty.IamveryhappyandhavedecidedtogobutI’malittleworriedaboutittoo.ThesocialcustomsinmycountryareverydifferentfromheresoI’mafraidofmakingmistakes.

ShouldIbringapresentsuchassweetsorflowers?ShouldIarriveontimeoralittlelate?AtthedinnertablehowcanIknowwhichfork(叉子)orknifetouse?HowcanIletthefamilyknowthatI’mthankfulfortheirkindness?

WangLin

LetterB

DearWangLin

It’sagoodideatobringasmallpresentwhenyougotoadinnerparty.Flowersarealwaysniceoryoumaybringabottleofwine(葡萄酒)ifyouknowthatyourfriendsdrinkit.

Youshouldarriveontimeorfivetotenminuteslate.Don’tgetthereearly.Ifyou’regoingtobemorethanfifteenminuteslateyoushouldcallandtellthem.

Trytobefreeatthedinnertable.Ifyoudon’tknowaboutchoosingtherightforkorknifejustwatchtheotherpeopleandfollowthem.Ifyoustillhavenoideaofwhattodoaskthepersonnexttoyou.

Ifyoulikethefoodsayso.Ofcourseyou’llthankthemforthemealandfortheirkindness.It’salsoagoodideatosendathank-youcardthedayafter.

Rose

1.WangLinwantsto_______.

A.makefriendswithRose

B.knowsomesocialcustomsforadinnerparty

C.makeherfriendshappy

D.giveherfriendsasurprise

2.Roseispossibly________.

A.agoodhousewife　B.aTVhostess(主持人)

C.amemberofthedinnerpartyD.afriendofWangLin’s

3.Ifyou’reaskedtoadinnerpartybutnotsureaboutwhattobringasapresentit’sgoodtobring_______.

　A.somefruitsB.abottleofwine

　C.someflowers　D.aknifeandfork

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTproper(适当的)forjoininginadinnerparty?

　A.Getthere15minutesearlier.　B.Makeyourselfathome.

　C.Followotherstouseforksandknives.　D.Thankyourfriendsforthemeal.

5.Fromtheletterswe’velearnedthatit’svery_____toknowsomethingaboutAmericansocialcustoms.