职称英语综合类学习资料阅读判断练习五
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 5</p><p> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="Custom">Custom</span></p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:30, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:30 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>, <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="older">older</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="forks">forks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoons">spoons</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="salad">salad</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="spreader">spreader</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>.</p>
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