Question

【題目】 It’s nice to be invited to birthday parties, but sometimes you have to say no. How do you politely (禮貌地) refuse an invitation?

◆Send it in.

If you get a written (書面的) or e-mail invitation to a party, refusing politely is easy. All you have to do is to give a polite answer.

◆Ask for time to think.

Refusing a face-to-face invitation can be difficult. The polite way is to ask for time to check your calendar. Then, you have time to find a polite answer. Just make sure that if you’ve been invited in person (當面), you’d better refuse it in person. It’s polite.

◆Be thankful.

Even if you have to refuse the invitation, thank him or her for the invitation all the same. If your only reason is a conflicting(相互沖突的) event, tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.

◆Be honest(誠實的).

This may be the most important thing in politely refusing an invitation. You wouldn’t want people to lie(說謊) to you, so it’s correct etiquette(禮節(jié)) to give an honest reason. Just say it in a polite way.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正誤。正確的用“A”表示，不正確的用“B”表示。

【1】The writer gives us five pieces of advice.

【2】We can refuse a face-to-face invitation by asking for time to check our calendar.

【3】If an invitation conflicts with another event, you can tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.

【4】To be thankful is the most important to refuse an invitation.

【5】The main idea of the passage is how to turn down an invitation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了如何禮貌地拒絕聚會邀請。

【1】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中：Send it in；Ask for time to think.；Be thankful.；Be honest(誠實的).可知，寫回信；要時間思考；充滿感激；要誠實。文中提到了四點，故這個說法“The writer gives us five pieces of advice.”是不正確的。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“The polite way is to ask for time to check your calendar. Then, you have time to find a polite answer. Just make sure that if you’ve been invited in person (當面), you’d better refuse it in person. It’s polite.”可知，我們可以通過要時間查看日歷來拒絕面對面的邀請。這個說法“We can refuse a face-to-face invitation by asking for time to check our calendar.”是正確的。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“If your only reason is a conflicting(相互沖突的) event, tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.”可知，如果邀請與另一個活動沖突，您可以告訴主持人，如果日期不同，您將前來。這說法”If an invitation conflicts with another event, you can tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.”是正確的。故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“Be honest This may be the most important thing in politely refusing an invitation.”可知，誠實，在禮貌地拒絕邀請時，這可能是最重要的。這個說法“To be thankful is the most important to refuse an invitation.”是不正確的。故選B。

【5】主旨大意。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了是如何拒絕邀請。這個說法“The main idea of the passage is how to turn down an invitation.”是正確的。故選A。

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