【(B)InBritainpeopleofteninvitefriendsforamealapartyorjustcoffee.Peoplewhoknoweachotherverywell—closefriendsfamilyorneighbours—mayvisiteachother'shousewithoutaninvitationbutusuallyaninvitatio】

(B)

InBritainpeopleofteninvitefriendsforamealapartyorjustcoffee.Peoplewhoknoweachotherverywell—closefriendsfamilyorneighbours—mayvisiteachother'shousewithoutaninvitationbutusuallyaninvitationisneeded.Whenpeopleinvitesomeonetotheirhomestheyoftensay“WouldyouliketocomefordinneronSaturday?”Answersare“Thankswe’dloveto.Whattime?”or“I'msorry.We’dlovetobutwehaveticketsfortheconcert."Howeveritisnotpolitetosay“Nowewouldn’t!”SometimestheBritishuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutwhicharenotinvitations.Forexample/4Youmustcomeoverforadrinksometime."Or“Let'sgooutforamealoneofthesedays."Theseareusuallypolitewaysofendingatalk.Theyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon'tmentionanexacttimeorday.Theyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobefriendlyandtheanswersare“Yesthatwouldbenice."Or“()K.Yesthanks."

()6.It'susuallynecessaryfor ____tovisiteachother'shouseswithaninvitation.

A.closefriends B.familymembers

C.neighbours D.Alltheabove

()7.Itisnotpolitetoanswertherealinvitationbysaying“ ____”.

A.Sorrywelovetobutwehaveticketsfortheconcert.

B.Nowewouldn’t.

C.Thankswe'dloveto.Whattime?

D.Sure.We’dliketo.Thanksalot.

()8.IftheBritishjustwanttoendatalkpolitelytheymaysay“____ ”

A.WouldyouliketocomefordinneronSaturday?

B.Let'sgooutforamealoneofthesedays.

C.Let'sgooutforamealonSaturday.

D.Shallwegoforadrinkthisafternoon?

()9.TheBritishoftenuse“____ ”toanswertheinvitationsthatarenotreal.

A.Yes.Whattime?B.No.That'snotarealinvitation.

C.OKyesthanks.D.No.Youjustwanttobefriendly.

()10.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Britain B.Invitation

C.ATalkwithFriends D.ALettertoFriends