A.At a theater. | B.At a restaurant. | C.At home. |
A.Waiting for some food. |
B.Ordering dishes in the restaurant. |
C.Finding the way to the police station. |
1. When will the man go to the restaurant?
A.On Tuesday. | B.On Wednesday. | C.On Thursday. |
A.A couple. | B.Some friends. | C.His family. |
A.Provide personal information. |
B.Tell the waitress his arriving time. |
C.Ask for a table at the non-smoking area. |
A: Good night, madam.
B: I’d like a table beside the window.
A:
B: Thanks a lot.
A: May I take your
B: Yes, do you have any recommendation?
A: Salad and sandwiches in our restaurant taste good.
B: OK. I’d like two sandwiches, a salad and a cup of juice.
A: Anything
B: That’s all, thanks.
A: Please
B: OK.
1. Why does the man come to the restaurant?
A.It serves tasty meat. |
B.He heard the food was healthy. |
C.His friend recommended it. |
A.It will use more natural food. |
B.It will provide more snacks. |
C.It will move closer to the farm. |
A.Pay the bill. | B.Order his meal. | C.Praise the menu. |
A.How hungry they feel. | B.Where they’ll have lunch. | C.What food they want to order. |
A.Ice cream. | B.Milk. | C.Water. |
A.Cream. | B.Cheese. | C.Nothing. |
9 . Please sit down and enjoy your meal. Just don’t talk about it.
These are the requirements at a popular dining party that is known as “silent dinners”. It encourages people who take part in the dining party not to speak for one to two hours and not to use electronic devices. Instead, the idea is to just on the food.
“Silent dinner parties are fast growing, ” said Honi Ryan, who has hosted 32 silent dinner parties in 11 cities across eight countries, including Germany, Australia and the United States. “The way we communicate is changing so fast that we need to stop and think about it. ”
According to a 2013 nationwide survey, restaurant noise came in second only to poor service among customer (顾客) complaints. And 19 percent of diners who took part in the survey said noise and crowds disturbed them most while eating out.
Though silent dinners may seem curious, the idea is not a new one. Yogis (瑜伽信徒) have long enjoyed silent meals as part of a deepened practice. In fact, it was a trip to a temple (寺庙) in India by a man that encouraged one Brooklyn restaurant recently to add a silent dinner to its event programming.
“We’ll make a small speech at the beginning of the meal to make sure everyone understands what is happening and ask them not to speak or use their mobile phones for at least an hour, ” said EAT Greenpoint owner Jordan Colon. And background music will be turned off, too.
“It’s funny; when I first opened EAT, I didn’t play music for some time and people had very different reactions (反映) to that,” said Colon. “Some people who come out to eat are ready to party, but it was so quiet without music. But I wanted to create an environment that makes you relaxed. ”
Although personal reactions to a silent dinner may be various, in general they are more likely to get into a lot of talk afterwards, said Ryan. “At the end of the night people always have a lot to say about silence. But the most reaction is that there is always a good laugh.”
1. The first paragraph is written to be a(n)____ .A.Conclusion | B.Introduction |
C.Argument | D.warning |
A.leave before they finish eating | B.just pay attention to the food |
C.use a mobile phone or listen to music | D.take electronic devices to the party |
A.Silent meals help people live longer. |
B.Yogis are the first to hold silent dinners. |
C.More and more people like eating in silence. |
D.The idea of eating in silence appeared long ago. |
A.make people comfortable and relaxed | B.are hard to be accepted by most people |
C.can help him to attract more customers | D.provide a chance to get to know others |
1. Why is the woman speaking to the man?
A.She feels sick after the meal. |
B.She needs help ordering food. |
C.She wants to have lunch with him. |
A.It has a lot of cheese. | B.It comes with fresh bread. | C.It was made by the woman. |