单选题 When you visit a European family in winter, you"d better not take off your coat as soon as you enter the house. Because that means you will stay for a long time, which will make the host feel nervous. So you should wait until the host asks, "May I take your coat?"
If you are lucky enough to arrive to a formal dinner party in Paris, you should mind your manner. Even your "finest manners" may not be correct by French customs.
For example, it is not polite to arrive with a gift of flowers in hand, because the hostess will deal with finding a vase when she is too busy to do that.
Though the French love wine, you must never bring a bottle of wine to a dinner party. Why? It"s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand, and that"s an insult. You may, however, offer a box of chocolate which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee.
Another thing you should remember: it is not polite to use the bathroom in a private house. Once seated at the table, guests must never get up and leave the table—not to go to the bathroom, not to help the hostess in the kitchen, and not to serve or clear.

单选题 The finest manners in China may ______ in France.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。从第2段第2句“Even your‘finest manners’...”可以推断出答案是选项C：你的行为举止(在国内)很得体，但对于法国人来说，可能未必。

单选题 You should not take off your coat on arriving at a French house, because ______.

单选题 What can you bring to the dinner party as a gift?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。见第4段最后一句：“You may, however, offer a box of chocolate which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee.”一般来说，晚餐后会喝咖啡，所以你带一盒巧克力作为礼物送给女主人比较贴心。

单选题 Why is it impolite to bring a gift of flowers in hand to a dinner party in France?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 语义题。本题先要理解impolite的词义，才能正确回答这个问题。第3段的意思是说，如果你带了鲜花作为礼物，会让主人在很忙的状况下去找花瓶插花，这显然是不太礼貌的行为。