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 finds 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 the outside at the right is for soup, and so on. Sometimes there is a separate little knife, called a 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.
单选题
As a country of immigrants, the U. S. does not have its own dinning customs. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
单选题
The guest is expected to arrive on time because the coffee and meat will be at their best at the time he is required to come. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 答案查找的相关线索词：on time(准时)和coffee and meat(咖啡和肉)。于是先在第一段的第二句中找到“on time”，并在该段的第四句发现“coffee and meat”。故此题说法为“正确”的。
单选题
A woman usually rises when she is being introduced to an aged gentleman. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
单选题
At a dinner table, it is customary for the men to arrange chairs for ladies. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 答案查找的相关线索词：arrange chairs for ladies(为女人安排座位)或该短语的同义短语或句子。于是不难发现，原文中并没提到该动作，故此说法为“未提及”的。
单选题
At formal American dinner, the knives, forks, and spoons besides the plate are placed in a certain order. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 答案查找的相关线索词：knives，forks and spoons(刀、叉和调羹)。于是不难发现在第四段的第一句发现“knives, forks and spoons”，并在随后的一句提到了顺序。该句说“原则是按照它们摆放的顺序使用”，所以刀、叉和调羹是有摆放顺序的，故此题说法为“正确”的。
单选题
The right order to use the knives, forks and spoons at a formal dinner is from the left to the right. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned