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It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late

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问题     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【C1】______ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess【C2】______ . If you have to be late, call and tell them to【C3】______ you. It’s even【C4】______ to be early! The host or the hostess will probably not be【C5】______ . If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car【C6】______ the right time. Though it’s often important to arrive on time, yet【C7】______ , for open houses, the host or the hostess invites guests to arrive and leave【C8】______ a certain time so you can arrive at any time 【C9】______ 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 【C10】______ , or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of 【C11】______ 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【C12】______ . It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to【C13】______ them often in the conversation. After the【C14】______ , we usually call friends by their given names.【C15】______ may want you call them by their titles and【C16】______ 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【C17】______ the family name of her husband 【C18】______ her maiden name. It is now becoming common,【C19】______ , for women to keep their maiden names【C20】______ they get married. [br] 【C18】
选项 A、instead
B、in place of
C、takes place
D、in place
答案 B
解析 本题考查短语的搭配。见上题。
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