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VisitingaBritishhomeThereisacommonlyquotedsayinginBritain,“anEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”,whichsumsuptheimportancewegivetoou

rownbitofprivate(私人的)space.Basically,ifyouarelivinginaBritishhomeorareinvitedtogoandvisitone,thegoldenruleisto“actthough

tfully”.Thismeans,forexample,makingsurethatyouareontimeformeals;checkingwhetheritisconvenientforyoutoha

veabath,doyourlaundry,etc;keepingyourroomcleanandtidy;makingsureyouhaveadoorkeyifyouaregoingtobelate;lettingyourhostknowwhenyouare

goingtobeoutlate;lettingyourhostknowwhereyouaregoingsotheycancontactyouinanemergency(紧急情况).Itisalsousualtooffertohelpwithhouseholdc

hores,forexample,clearingthetableandwashingupthedishesafterameal,evenifyouareonlyvisitinginformally;andmenareexpectedtooffer,too.Youroffermayormay

notbeacceptedbutatamoreformalmealyouwillalmostcertainlybeturneddown.Ifyou’restayingastheguestofaBritishfamilyorevenvisitingforonem

eal,itiscustomarytotakeasmallgiftofflowers,chocolatesorsomethingtodrink.Don’tspendtoomuchasthiscouldembarrass(使窘

迫)yourhost.Ifyou’restayingforseveraldaysasaguest,itisusualtogiveasmallpresentwhenyouleave.Usuallyyouwillgetonfirstnamete

rmswithpeopleyoumeetquitenaturallyandquickly.Ifyou’reunsure,continuetousetheirfamilyname(surname)andtitleuntiltheyaskyoutousetheir

firstname.Olderpeopleandthosewithwhomyouhaveamoreformalrelationshipmayprefertosticktosurnames(forexampleDrSmithorMrsSmith).True(T

)orfalse(F):1.WhenvisitinganEnglishman’shome,you’dbetterbeontimeforameal.2.WhenlivinginanEnglishman’shouse,youcankeepyourroomasyoulike.3.I

fyouareonlyvisitinginformally,youneedn’thelpwithhouseholdchoresatall.4.Whenyouarevisitingforonemeal,youneedtobuyanexpensivegiftforyourhost.Key

：1.T2.F3.F4.F