I hated dinner parties .But I decided to give them another shot because I’m  in London. And my friend Mallery invited me . And because dinner parties in London are very different from those  in New York,  “I’m having a dinner party ” means : “I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant  you can’t afford ang we’ll be sharing the cheque evenly , no matter what you eat.” Wors , in  Manhattan there  is  always someone who  leaves before  the  bill arrives  .They’ll throw  down cash, half of what  they owe, and then people like me, who don’t  drink, end  up paying even  more . But if try to use the same  trick  , the hostess will shout; “Where are you going ?” And it’s not like I can  say I have somewhere to go : everyone knows I have  nowhere to go.
But in London, dinner patise are in people’s homes . Not only that, the guests  are an interesting  mix .The last time I went to one , the guests were from France , India ,Denmark and  Nigeria; it was like a gathering  at the United Nations . In New York ,the mix is less striking . It’s  like a gathering at Bloomingdat="le’s" , a well-known de partment  store.
For New Yorkers, talking ,talking  about  other  parts  of the world  means Brooklyn  and Queens in New Yorkers.But at Mallery’s ,when I side that I had been to Myanmar recently, peo ple knew where it was , In New Yorkers people would think it was a usual culb.
1.What does the word “shot” in Paragraph I pro baly mean?
A.  Choice B. Try   C. Style   D.Goal
2. What does  the writer  dislike most about  dinner  parties  in New Yorkers
A. There  is a stange mix of people.
B. The restaurants are expensive.
C. The bill is not fairly shared.
D. People  have  to  pay cash 
3.What does the author think of the parties in London?
A. A bit unusual   B. Full of tricks  C.Less costly  D. More interesting
4.What  is the author’s opininon of some New Yorkers from her experience?
A.Easy-going B. Self-centred.   C.Generous D.Conservative

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
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