Custom does not involve coercion, but it sometimes involves obligation.

What does the woman imply about the man's work？

A．It improves the company's image.

B．It involves too much documentation.

C．It requires more staff than she expected.

D．It is important to the company's success.

A、Ancient Architecture

B、Ruins

C、Folk Custom

D、Museums

What does Martha say about her employees？

A．They must listen, more carefully to what customers say.

B．She finds what they can tell her very useful.

C．It is difficult to recruit enough good quality staff.

Dining Custom

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 found 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 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.

As a country of immigrants, the U.S. does not have its own dinning customs.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

Which of the following sentences is true of eating according to your reading？

A．Anyone can eat ice-cream or other delicious food while walking in his own house.

B．Eating at a counter, one can stand as he likes.

C．An ice-cream is only allowed to be eaten in the streets.

D．The Japanese eating custom does seem to make much sense for many non-Japanese.

A.A. had involved

B.B. should be involved

C.C. must be involved

D.D. had been involved

Dining Custom

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 no 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 he 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 found 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 butter spreader，on a small bread-and-butter plate at the left．As the bread is passed，each quest puts his piece on the bread-and-butter plate．

第 1 题 As a country of immigrants，the U．S．does not have its own dinning customs．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

A.A.effecting, covered

B.B.effected, covered

C.C.effecting, covering

D.D.effected, covering

the Easter Bunny began？ The egg has always been a symbol of new life. Christians have long used the egg as the symbol of Christ's rebirth.

It is thought the Crusaders brought the custom of dyeing eggs to Europe during the Middle Ages, as it was common practice among the Egyptians, Persians, Greeks and Romans to dye eggs for their spring festivals.

In eastern and central Europe, Easter eggs are taken very seriously. The most elaborate eggs are decorated by the people from Poland and Ukraine. They call them "pysanki" eggs, which mean written eggs. Thus began the custom of writing on Easter eggs.

The most elaborate Easter eggs are not even real eggs. A Russian jeweler, Carl Faberge, made his eggs out of gold, silver and jewels. The eggs opened to show tiny figures of people, animals, plants or buildings. The Russian emperor gave these eggs as gifts.

The custom of wearing new clothes on Easter began around 300 A. D., around the time of Constantine, the

first Christian emperor. He decreed that members of his court should wear their finest clothes on Easter.

The custom of the Easter egg hunt was started by a German duchess. It was said the brightly decorated eggs were left by the Easter rabbit for the country children, who made a game of finding the eggs.

What does the egg stand for？

A．The symbol of peace.

B．The good wishes given by the parents to their children.

C．The reoccurrences of good luck.

D．The start of new life.

听力原文：M: Next time you invite me to dinner, shall I bring a bottle of wine？

W: That's all right with me, but you know it is not the custom to bring spirits to people's homes in this country.

Q: What does the woman think about the man's offer？

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A．She accepts it.

B．She rejects it.

C．She tells him to decide for himself.

D．She will think about it.