Ⅲ.阅读理解
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HOLDING A KNIFE AND FORK
1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines downward.
2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.
3. Use your fork to lift food to your mouth.
At informal meals, the dinner fork can be held with tines upward.
PLACING A KNIFE AND FORK
When taking a break, put your knife and fork on your plate near the centre in the shape of V. The knife and fork point towards each other.
When you finish eating, put the knife and fork parallel on the right of the plate.
CLEARING THE PLATES
At a formal meal, plates are cleared by professional staff. But as most informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two. At a family meal, members clear their own plates.
1. How should you put food to your mouth when using a knife and fork?
A. With the help of a plate.
B. With both of the hands.
C. With the left hand.
D. With the right hand.
2. Where should you put the knife and fork after eating?
A. On the right of the plate.
B. On your right.
C. On the left of the plate.
D. On your left.
3. If you are at an informal meal, what are you expected to do after the meal?
A. Sit and wait for professional staff to clear the plate.
B. Leave as soon as you put down the knife and fork.
C. Help the hostess clear the plates and the table.
D. Clear your own knife and fork.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Hold the fork with tines downward at formal meals.
B. You should hold the knife in your left hand when eating.
C. Put the knife and fork in the shape of X.
D. You shouldn't clear your own plate at a family meal.
5. In which part of the newspaper can we find the passage?
A. TRAVEL. B. CULTURE.
C. SCIENCE. D. PEOPLE.

Ⅲ. 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B