The first course of British meals is soup, ___1___ on shallow plates. Then comes fish; there is often a knife and fork ___2___ special shape. If you are in ___3___ surroundings, keep an eye open for

The first course of British meals is soup, ___1___ on shallow plates.

Then comes fish; there is often a knife and fork ___2___ special shape.

If you are in ___3___ surroundings, keep an eye open for what the others are doing.

The next course generally ___4___ a joint of meat.

Pudding is the fourth course. ___5___ that he has finished with a course, a person lays his knife and fork on his plate with the handles towards him.

After the pudding or sweets, the ladies may get up and retire to the drawing-room, ___6___ the men a little longer over their wine, smoking and talking.

When the ladies rise, the men get up too, ___7___, and resume their seats when they have left the room. Soon the men rejoin the ladies.

It must not be imagined ___8___ all English people eat like this.

As in all countries, working-class people can afford ___9___ the time nor the money to live like this.

Their dinners are cooked not by a servant ___10___ by the mother of the family. All meals are much simpler than these served in the homes of the rich.

1).

A. served

B. serves

C. to serve

D. serving

2).

A. on

B. at

C. of

D. by

3).

A. unfamiliar

B. familiar

C. different

D. similar

4).

A. is consisted of

B. consists of

C. makes up of

D. composes of

5).

A. To show

B. Shown

C. Showing

D. Show

6).

A. to leave

B. leaves

C. left

D. leaving

7).

A. by respect

B. out of respect

C. in respect

D. in all respects

8).

A. what

B. this

C. that

D. which

9).

A. either

B. none

C. neither

D. both

10).

A. but

B. and

C. with

D. or