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Last week 29 earnest American high school students were invited to an evening of receiving good words, small talk, warm toasts a
Last week 29 earnest American high school students were invited to an evening of receiving good words, small talk, warm toasts a
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2012-02-27
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问题
Last week 29 earnest American high school students were invited to an evening of receiving good words, small talk, warm toasts and fancy silverware.
"Find out something about the person sitting next to you," advised former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "Eventually, you’ll discover they always have something interesting to say. And you should always use the proper silverware in the proper order. "
Albright was the guest of honor at the imitated Official Dinner, which was a lot like a real official dinner in Washington minus the soft money.
The evening was sponsored by the St. Albans School of Public Services to introduce its first class to the fine art of social survival.
More than 84 guests, including students, teachers, school donors and speakers, gathered to
replicate
the lifestyle of the rich and political.
The idea was to teach the social graces that will help students survive any social situation.
Anyway, the whole proper fork thing is overrated. Former White House official C. Boyden Gray shared his top tips for surviving dinner parties: "Drink as little as possible until you get to dinner. "
"Don’t be the first person there or the last person to leave. "
"Try to get more out of your dinner partners than they get out of you."
Every Official Dinner has a greater reason for being. State dinners, for example, are either an opportunity to reward emerging democracies or strengthen old friendships.
The Official Dinner was intended to show the students an elegant evening in Washington—part of the four-week intensive summer program to encourage public service. The students are from 13 states and two foreign countries.
The program includes classes on the presidency, the courts, the media and international affairs. The students also debated public policy issues. "They’re still at it at 10 o’clock at night," said director Mary Waikart. "That’s good practice for Washington, isn’t it?"
Since there was no band, Albright offered herself up as the night’s entertainer. No singing, but stories about her life in diplomacy. "Being secretary of state is the best job in the world," she said. " Better than being president, because you don’t have to deal with the elections."
Last week a group of high school students were invited to the dinner party ______.
选项
A、to see the life style of the rich and political
B、to discuss international and public policy issues
C、to learn to survive in different social situations
D、to learn to become the future leaders of the White House
答案
C
解析
文章一开始就指出上周有29名中学生被邀请参加一次正式晚宴。在晚宴上他们能听到赞美的语言,与人闲聊,吃热土司并使用漂亮的银餐具。在第三段后半句作者又说:……这是一次模仿外交场合的正式晚宴,除了不像在华盛顿举行的正式晚宴那样筹集经费以外,在许多方面都很相像。
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