How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party? It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21  to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22  may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be  23  ， call and tell them to start   24  you．
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25  ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．
    Though it’s often   26  to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess  27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can  28  at any time between the times he or she gives you．
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring  29  present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess  30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31  bring money as a present．In an introduction，the 32  of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name es   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember  35  ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their  36  names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.
A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman   38  ，she takes the family name of her  39  in place of her maiden name．It is now being mon，however，for women to 40  their maiden names after they get married,
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