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I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, '“I’m  having a dinner party' means: "I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the checque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know I have nowhere to go.

    But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

    For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club

 60. What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

    A. Choice.       B. Try          C. Style.            D. Goal

61. What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

    A There is a strange mix of people.       B. The restaurants are expensive.

    C. The bill is not fairly shared.           D. People have to pay cash

62. What does the author think of the parties in London?

  A. A bit unusual     B．Full of tricks.    C．Less costly.     D More interesting.

63. What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience？

    A. Easy-going.    B. Self-centred.    C. Generous.    D. Conservative.

60. B。詞義猜測題。從第一句的hate，到but意義上的轉(zhuǎn)折，說明盡管不喜歡，還是要“嘗試一下”，所以try的意思更接近shot。

61. C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more.可知類似作者這樣的人在紐約吃飯吃虧，因為付錢多。

62. D。 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段和其中的句子Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix.可以推斷倫敦的party要比紐約的有趣。

63. B。推理判斷題。從最后一段的talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.和In New York people would think it was a usual new club 可以推斷，作者對一些紐約人的看法，是“以自我為中心的”。

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