When you go to have dinner in a foreigner’s home．please remember the following things：

    At table，when the hostess picks up her napkin，you may pick up yours and put it on your legs．If a servant passes food around，he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand．Never serve yourself when the dish is on your right；it is then the turn of your neighbor on the right．

    Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something-that is not polite．Ask him or her to pass it to you．

    There are things in the middle of the table，such as bread，butter and candies．You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you．

    Do not leave your seat without saying anything．If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or to do something else，you should say，“Excuse me for a moment，please．”

1．You may pick up your napkin and put it on your legs ________ the hostess picks up hers.

    A．before          B．a(chǎn)fter      C．a(chǎn)nd then          D．then

2．Why does a servant pass the dish to you on your left hand?

    A．Because you can easily serve yourself with your left hand．

    B．Because you can easily serve yourself with your right hand．

    C．Because you can’t easily serve yourself with your right hand．

    D．Because a servant likes doing so．

3．When the dish is on your right，you ________ serve yourself．

    A．should          B．can        C．may         D．shouldn’t

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．If the food isn’t near you，you shouldn’t stand up to reach for it.

    B．You may take any food at any time．

    C．When you have to leave your seat，you need to say，“Excuse me for a moment，please．”

    D．The dish is passed to you on your left．

5．The article is mainly talking about________.

    A．the table manners                B．how to behave in public

    C．how to be a polite guest         D．when to serve yourself