Nowadays, more and more people have chances to travel, study, work or even live abroad. It is necessary for you to keep in mind these general     1     (rule) for polite behavior.

If you     2     (invite) to an American friend’s home for dinner, first of all, arrive approximately on time (but not early). Americans expect promptness (准时)．

When you’re invited to someone’s home for a meal,     3     is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers or candies are always appropriate. If you have an attractive item     4     (make) in your native country, your host or hostess would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.

Wearing proper clothes and a beautiful smile is simply not enough. Table manners are also of great     5     (important)．Do not open your mouth to talk,     6     you have swallowed your food. Also, chew food with your mouth     7     (close). When you want to get the food that is     8     a distance, do not stretch your hands to reach for it. Instead, ask for the food to be passed to you.

Don’t leave     9     (immediate) after dinner, but don’t overstay your welcome, either. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of conversation, take their behavior as     10     signal to leave. The next day, call or write a thank­-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

10 . Last week, Tom and his mother went to a restaurant to celebrate his fifth birthday. When he and his mother were talking there, a waitress _________ curiously from a distance. Eventually, the waitress realized that the mom was talking in sign language to her little boy who also had _________ aids in his ears.

When the waitress _________ that it was Tom’s birthday, she decided to give the boy a special gift. She went to the Internet and _________ how to say “happy birthday” in sign language. She quickly got all the rules down. Then, she went up to Tom’s table and _________   to him, “Happy birthday to you!” Tom and his mother were really _________

Later, Tom’s mom said this was the first time he had _________ in sign language with people other than her and his teacher. It was a simple phrase _________ it was an important gift for Tom.

She added that the _________ from the waitress made her very moved. “Thanks to the __________ waitress, his fifth birthday is one that we will __________ for a lifetime,” the mom said. “My boy was always worried that he would appear very __________when he was talking in sign language. Today, he saw that someone __________ tried to talk to him in his   __________ language. It’s very __________ for him. ”