In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invites friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “ Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions(语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To answer expressions like this, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK! Thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
【小题1】Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

Hi David，

I am so excited to know that you will come to China and can stay with me in Xuzhou for two weeks．I will be free in February and will have a lot of time to show you around our beautiful city．During（在…期间）your stay here，we can go to Xuzhou Museum，walk around Yunlong Lake，climb up to the top of Yunlong Hill and see beautiful Xuzhou．There is also a lot of nice food to eat in Xuzhou．I'm sure you'll have a very good time here．

I am only in China for a short time．Chinese people are very friendly，just like people at home in Canada．I can speak a little Chinese，but I can't write it．I'm trying to study and speak it．I often try to speak Chinese to my Chinese friends．Sometimes they don't understand me，because I can't speak Chinese well．

I go out this morning．I am on my way to the hospital．I want to see my friend Eric there．But I don't know how to get there．I ask a Chinese boy．The boy can't understand me．Then I take out a pen and some paper．I draw a man in bed on   it  ，give the picture to the boy and say something about it．The boy smiles and then shows me the way to the hospital．（          ）

Please e-mail me soon!

Andy

1．Who writes this e-mail?

A．David．             B．Eric．               C．A Chinese boy．     D．Andy．

2．When will Andy be free?

A．In January．         B．In February．         C．In March．              D．In April．

3．What CANNOT they do in Xuzhou?

A．Visit a museum．                            B．Celebrate Christmas．

C．Climb a hill．                                D．Eat nice food．

4．Which sentence is WRONG about Andy?

A．He comes from Canada．                      B．He can speak a little Chinese．

C．He can write Chinese．                       D．He thinks Chinese people are friendly．

5．The underlined（划线的）word “it” means_______．

A．the hospital!         B．the way               C．the paper                D．the pen

6．Who tells Andy the way to the hospital?

7．文中括号里少一个句子，请根据上下文补充完整．

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客)at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
" Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night? "
" Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come'? "
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept(接受), or say you're sorry and give an excuse(借口):
" Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?" or " Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie." Sometimes, however, people use expressions(措辞)that sound like invitations, but which are not real invitations(邀请). For example:
" Please come over for a drink sometime? "
" Why not get together for a party sometime? "
"Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?"
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't tell time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say: "Sure, that would be nice!" or "OK. Yes, thanks."
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
【小题1】 Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?