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HOLDING A KNIFE AND FORK

1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines (尖齿) downward.

2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.

3. Use your fork to lift food to your mouth.

At informal (非正式的) meals, the dinner fork can be held with tines upward.

PLACING A KNIFE AND FORK

When taking a break, place your knife and fork on your plate near the center in the shape of V. The knife and the fork point toward each other
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When you finish eating, place the knife and fork parallel with the handles in the four o’clock position on the right of the plate.

CLEARING THE PLATES

At a formal meal, plates are cleared by a professional staff. But as most informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two. At a family meal, members clear their own plates.

【小题1】How should you put food to your mouth when using a knife and fork?

A．With the right hand.	B．With the left hand.
C．With both of the hands.	D．With the help of a plate.

【小题2】The underlined word “parallel” means ________ in Chinese.

A．垂直	B．交叉
C．平行	D．倾斜

【小题3】If you are at an informal meal, what are you expected to do after the meal?

A．Clear your own knife and fork.

B．Sit and wait for a professional staff to clear the plate.

C．Leave as soon as you put down the knife and fork.

D．Help the hostess clear the plates and the table.

【小题4】In which part of the newspaper can we find the passage?

A．SCIENCE	B．INVENTION
C．TRAVEL	D．CULTURE