In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
"Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night?"
"Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come?"
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you're sorry and give an excuse:
"Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?" or "Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie. "
Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example:
"Please come over for a drink sometime. "
"Why not get together for a party sometime?"
"Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?"
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't mention a specific(确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say "Sure, that would be great!" or "OK. Yes, thanks. "
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person justbeing friendly?
1. Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?
A. Because they can save time.
B. Because they can spend less money.
C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.
D. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.
2. Which of the following is a real invitation?
A "If you're free, let's go for a drink sometime. "
B. "Please go to the cinema with me some day. "
C. "Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?"
D. "I've two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me tonight?"
3. If people say "Let's get together for lunch some day", you should say"________"
A. That would be nice. B. How about this weekend?
C. Oh, sorry. I'm very busy. D. That's great I'll be there on time
4. People use "an unreal invitation" in order to show that______.
A. they're trying to be friendly
B. they're trying to be helpful
C. they're trying to make friends with others
D. they haven't got ready for a party yet
5. The passage is mainly about___________.
A entertainment at home
B. real and unreal invitations
C. expressions of starting a conversation
D. ways of ending a conversation
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在加拿大和美国，人们都喜欢在家里请客。他们经常邀请朋友吃一顿饭、参加个聚会，或者喝咖啡、聊天。
这里有一些关于当他们邀请某人去他们家的事情
你愿意星期六晚上来我家吃晚饭吗？
嘿，我们在星期五有个聚会，你能来吗？
回答邀请时，你要么说谢谢并接受，要么说对不起并且给一个不能去的理由。
谢谢，我乐意去，什么时候你想我去呢？或者 哦 对不起，我要去看电影
有时候，然而 ，人们使用客套式，听起来像是邀请但是那不是真正的邀请。例如：
什么时候我们喝一杯？
当你有空的时候跟我们一起聚会啊！
有空的时候你可以来看看我们.
这是他们以最礼貌的方式来结束谈话。 他们不是真正邀请因为没有提到具体的时间或日期。他们仅是显示自己的友好。 回答这样的邀请时，人们仅仅会说：“好的，那将是很好”或“好的，谢谢。”
所以你下次再听到类似这类邀请时，要仔细听，确定是否是真的邀请还是仅是友好的体现。
直接给你答案吧。1.C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.B
