Americans,like many people elsewhere in the world,like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food,drink and conversation.Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the United States are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world.But as most people in the United States have no servants,their dinner parties at home are decidedly informal.As many new small homes have no separate dining room or just have very small dining space,guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room,holding their plates or trays on their knees.
A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic.Americans are great picnickers,and almost every family has a picnic basket.Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside.Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire,picnic food is usually cold - sandwiches,salads,potato chips,pickles.Watermelon is a favorite dessert,followed very often by baseball for the young and active,and naps for the old and weary.
1.What do Americans like to do with their friends? ()
A.To invite them to dinner at restaurants.
B.To invite them to some fine homes.
C.To spend an evening with them in the countryside.
D.To invite them over to dinner at their homes.
2.Why do most Americans prefer informal parties? ()
A.Because they cannot afford formal ones.
B.Because they have no servants to help them prepare formal ones.
C.Because preparing a formal party will take up too much of their time.
D.Because they do not like formal ones.
3.Where do guests sit and eat at an informal dinner,according to the passage? ()
A.In the dining room or in the living room.
B.Wherever they like.
C.In the garden.
D.In the kitchen.
4.According to the passage,what do people SELDOM have at a picnic? ()
A.Cooked foo
B.Cold foo
C.Hot foo
D.Fruit.
5.Why is the picnic considered a more enjoyable form of meal?A.Because the whole family can have it together.()
A.Because a dessert is always serve
B.Because people can be closer to nature.
C.Because a baseball game is always arranged after it.