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or a meal, a party or just coffee. People who know each other very well—close friends, family or neighbors—visit each other’s houses without an invitation, but usually an invitation is needed. When people invite someone to their homes, they often say: “Would you like to e for dinner on Saturday?” Answers are: “Thanks. We’d love to. What time?” or “I’m sorry. We’d love to but we have tickets for the concert.” However, it is not polite to say “No, we wouldn’t”! Sometimes, the British use expressions that sound like invitations. For example: “You must e over for a drink sometime.” or “Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.” These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention an exact time or day. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are: “Yes, that would be nice.” or “OK, yes, thanks.” So next time, you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly? 31. It’s always necessary for ______ to visit each other’s houses with an invitation. A. close friends B. family members C. neighbours D. new friends 32. It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying “_________” A. Sorry, we’d love to but we have tickets for the concert. B. Thanks. We’d love to. What time? C. Sure. We’d like to, thanks a lot. D. No, we wouldn’t! 33. If the British just want to end a talk politely, they may say, “_________” A. Would you like to e for dinner on Saturday? B. Let’s go out for a meal one of these days. C. Let’s go out for a meal on Saturday. D. Shall we go for a drink this afternoon? 34. The British often use “________” to answer the invitations that are not real. A. Yes, what time? B. No, that’s not a real invitation. C. OK, yes, thanks. D. No, you just want to be friendly. 35. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Britain B. Invitations in Britain C. A talk with friends D. A Dinner B In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes, some of them are even made to go to remedial(補(bǔ)習(xí)的)classes after schoo1. Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock—climbing, etc. They are also very active in munity service(社區(qū)服務(wù)) .In their spare time, most studen