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In Great Britain today good manners at table include eating with the mouth closed, not letting any of the food__1__the plate, using the knife only for cutting, and not trying to take food across the table. In other parts of the world there are also rules for people to follow when they are eating, __2__they are not the same as those of Britain. __3__, what are considered good table manners in some other countries are what British people try hardest to avoid. In Arabia, __4__, the people at a feast take pieces of food with their fingers and belch loudly to show that they__5__it.
The richer and more educated people in the East have, __6__, to a great extent taken up the table manners and customs of Western people. Tables and chairs__7__the cushions of the past, and the lady of the house__8__at one end of the table in the same way that Western women do. Many Japanese, however, still feel it wrong to eat unless they __9__ on a cushion before a low table with a tray of food on it. In many parts of the world both traditional and Western styles of eating exist __10__.
In the West there are differences between table manners in various countries, although they are not so__11__. In North America it is polite to__12__meat and then put the knife down, take the fork in the right hand, and eat with it. Most European people, like the British, keep the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right all the time __13__ they are eating food that has to be cut. In the British Isles and Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland) special knives and forks are sued for eating fish. In France, Belgium and Italy, __14__, it is correct to keep the same knife for every course, wiping it on a piece of bread.
Drinking customs at table__15__vary in different countries. In Europe, water, wine or beer is drunk with meals and coffee or tea is taken afterwards. In North America a beverage __16__coffee, tea or milk is drunk with meals.
Table manners of course__17__with time. The earliest meals were also the simplest. They were eaten sitting on the ground round a fire, and everyone took his food from a pot __18__ the fire or cut bits from the animal or bird that had been cooked. The women waited on the warriors and afterwards ate what they left.
Fingers were used to eat food throughout the middle ages. Food__19__wooden dishes with the noblemen sitting above the salt. The ordinary people sat__20__. In the reign of Henry VII (1509-1547), people were still eating with their hands after cutting the food with a clasp knife which was always carried at the belt. Forks were not used in England until the 17th century.

问题1选项
A.fall on
B.fall in
C.fall off
D.fall out
问题2选项
A.but
B.so
C.however
D.nor
问题3选项
A.Furthermore
B.However
C.On the contrary
D.Indeed
问题4选项
A.however
B.yet
C.for instance
D.but
问题5选项
A.finish eating
B.have appreciated
C.are liking
D.prefer to
问题6选项
A.furthermore
B.however
C.so
D.in addition
问题7选项
A.are using
B.have replaced
C.take away
D.take on
问题8选项
A.presides
B.holds
C.stares
D.stands
问题9选项
A.are
B.sit
C.are sat
D.were sitting
问题10选项
A.side in side
B.side to side
C.side by side
D.side for side
问题11选项
A.marked
B.subtle
C.considerate
D.attractive
问题12选项
A.cut off
B.cut away
C.cut up
D.cut down
问题13选项
A.if
B.which
C.unless
D.when
问题14选项
A.so
B.and
C.in addition
D.however
问题15选项
A.so
B.also
C.yet
D.then
问题16选项
A.for example
B.such as
C.for instance
D.take as an example
问题17选项
A.have changed
B.has developed
C.have replaced
D.has kept
问题18选项
A.on
B.in
C.above
D.beyond
问题19选项
A.is eaten up
B.were eaten
C.was eaten off
D.has been eaten
问题20选项
A.at the table
B.still
C.in
D.below the salt
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