Can you（）me a few minutes？ I want to have a word with you

A: I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.

B: Oh, not at all, I ________ here only a few minutes.

A. have been

B. was

C. will be

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It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late．The host or hostessusually waits for all the guests to arrive before36 the meal．If someone is late, the food maybe spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess37．If you have to be late, call and tell themto 38you．It&39; s even39 to be early ! The host or the hostess will probably not be40.

If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car41 theright time．Though it&39; s often important to arrive on time, yet 42, for open houses, the hostor the hostess invites guests to arrive and leave43 a certain time so you can arrive at any time 44 the time he or she gives you．

It&39; s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it&39; s even nicer to bring a small present．The presentshould not cost 45, or you might embarrass the host or hostess．Flowers, wine, or a box of46will be fine．

Never bring money as a present．In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, thefamily name．In other words, the given name comes47．It&39; s important not only to learn andremember names, but to48 them often in the conversation．After the49, we usually callfriends by their given names．50 may want you call them by their titles and 51 such as"Mr．Jones", "Mrs．Smith", "Ms．Johnson" or "Dr．Brown"．

A maiden name is a woman&39; s family name at birth．In the United States and Canada, after awoman marries, she52 the family name of her husband53 her maiden name．It is nowbecoming common, 54, for women to keep their maiden names55 they get married．

第36题应选 查看材料

A.making

B.cooking

C.doing

D.serving

A.lesser;few

B. less;fewer

C. little;less

D. few;less

A.few

B.little

C.a few

D.a little

A.such, that

B.too…to

C.so, that

D.very, that

A.fracture

B.confront

C.occupy

D.frustrate

– Hurry up. The lecture begins at 2: 00.– ().

A. Don't worry. We've got 20 minutes

B. Thank you. No hurry

C. Never mind. You go if you like

D. The lecture is useful

A. although

B.but

C.because

D.for