单选题 It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before 1 the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess 2 . If you have to be late, call and tell them to 3 you. It"s even 4 to be early! The host or the hostess will probably not be 5 . If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car 6 the right time. Though it"s often important to arrive on time, yet 7 , for open houses, the host or the hostess invites guests to arrive and leave 8 a certain time so you can arrive at any time 9 the time he or she gives you.
It"s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it"s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost 10 , or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of 11 will be fine.
Never bring money as a present. In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comes 12 . It"s important not only to learn and remember names, but to 13 them often in the conversation. After the 14 , we usually call friends by their given names. 15 may want you call them by their titles and 16 such as "Mr. Jones", "Mrs. Smith", "Ms. Johnson" or "Dr. Brown".
A maiden name is a woman"s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she 17 the family name of her husband 18 her maiden name. It is now becoming common, 19 , for women to keep their maiden names 20 they get married.