Are you going to have dinner at your Western friend’s home? Then be c    21     with your table manners. Good manners will m    22     you a nice guest（客人）.

You may find Western table manners are d    23     from Chinese table manners. Here is some good a    24     for you.

When you are r    25     to eat, sit up straight on the chair. Usually, don’t put your elbows（胳膊肘）on the table. First p    26     your napkin（餐巾） up and put it on your lap. You can use it to clean your hands or mouth, but not your face. When you finish eating, put it b    27     on the table.

Don’t make any noise when you eat or drink the soup. It’s not good to speak when your mouth is f    28     .If you do that, people will see the food in your mouth.

If you want to get some food but you can’t r    29     it, ask others to pass the dish to you. Put bones on the edge of the plate. And remember, take bread with your h    30     , not with a fork.

A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry _______ him and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even noticing you.” _______ this stranger and I were polite. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.

Later in the kitchen at home, _______ I was cooking our supper, my daughter Betty walked up to me very _______ . When I turned around, I nearly _______ her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.

That night when I _______ in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around the kitchen, and you’ll find some _______ there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them _______ —pink, yellow, and your favourite blue.”

When I heard this, I thought deeply: While _______ with a stranger, I was calm and polite. But with my daughter? I was not ________ I felt sad and tears began to fall.

Then I went to Betty’s bed. “________ up, my dear, ” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you liked them,   ________ the blue ones.” I said, “I was so rude ________ I treated you that way today. Betty, I am so sorry. ” And she said, “Mommy, that’s okay—I still love you anyway.I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”

That day Betty gave me a special ________ on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t ________ how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.