If you're invited to a friend's home for dinner,you'd better remember the following r 1       for polite behavior. First of all,arrive on time （ but not early) . Americans expect their g 2       to be on time. It's OK to be 10  or 15 minutes late but not 45 minutes late.

When you're invited to someone's home for a meal,it's polite to bring a small g 3       Flowers or candies are always good.  If you give something that is made in your native country,your host or hostess would be very h 4      .

The napkin should not be put into the collar (衣領(lǐng)) or vest. It should be p 5       on the lap. If you are served some food that you don't like or can't eat,don't make a fuss (大發(fā)牢騷) about it. Simply eat what you like and hope that no one n 6       what you left on the plate. If you are asked,you may have to say that you've enjoyed the o 7       food and have had "more than enough". Be sure to tell the cook that you enjoyed the food.

After the dinner,don't leave at once. But don't stay too long,e 8       . When your friends seem to be getting t 9       and running out of things to say,it is time to leave. The next day,call or write a thankyou note to say how m 10       you enjoyed the evening.

1. r        2. g        3. g       4. h         5. p        

6. n         7. o         8. e         9. t       10. m         

1. rules   2. guests

3. gift   4. happy

5. placed   6. notices

7. other   8. either

9. tired   10. much

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