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        If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris, remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom. For example, if you think showing up without delay at the time given on the invitation, armed with gifts of wine and roses, ___(41)___ your hostess on her cooking, laughing heartily at the host’s jokes and then ___(42)___  up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest, think again.

Here Madame Nora Chabal, the marketing director of The Ritz Hotel in Paris, explains how it works. The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours. If an invitation is for eight o’clock, the ___(43)___  guest arrives at 8:15. Guests who arrive ___(44)___  on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details. The “guest” arrives between 15 to 20 minutes after the hour because dinner will be served exactly 30 minutes past the time on the invitation.

Flowers sent in advance are the ___(45)___  gift. They may also be sent afterwards with a thank-you note. It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers in hand, thereby forcing the hostess to deal with finding a vase when she is too busy to do that. See, that’s the logic! The type of flowers sent has a ___(46)___ of its own, too. One must never send Chrysanthemums(菊花) because they are considered too ___(47)___ a flower for occasion. Carnations are considered bad luck. And though the French love wine, you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party. Why, it’s as if you ___(48)___  your hosts would not have enough wine on hand, and that’s an ___(49)___. You may, however, offer a box of chocolates that the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee.

34、 I’ll probably see you on Sunday; 　　　　, it will be on Monday.

A. thus      B. then      C. after all      D. if not

33、―I really like the modern digital camera you lent me last week.

―　　　　.

―And thank you very much for letting me keep it so long.

A. I’m glad you like it      B. Don’t mention it

C. I hope you like it           D. That’s all right

32、No matter _____, you must keep trying.

   A. how difficult does it seem                B. however it seems difficult

   C. however seems it difficult                D. how difficult it seems

31、_____bilingual education in one’s early childhood is getting more and more popular in Shanghai now.

   A. Receive          B. Receiving          C. Received       D. Having received

30、When a ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, the scientists were overjoyed with the chance _____ the remains of the past.

A. examine                   B. examining          C. to examine                D. examined

29、 It was not until dark______he found______he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.

A.that, what                B.that, that                            C.when, what                    D.when, that

28、After supper she would sit down by the fire,sometimes for ______an hour,thinking of her young and happy days.

A  as long as                B.as soon as                      C.as much as                     D.as many as

27、_____ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.

A. The girl was educated                                    B. The girl educated

C. The girl to be educated                                  D. The girl’s being educated

26、At present, when purchasing a house, we have to take the fact into account _____ we are still faced with the global financial crisis.

A. whether                            B. what                        C. that                          D. which