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Ihateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseI'minLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedme.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthosebackinNewYork.There,'“I’mhavingadinnerparty'means:"I'mbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucan'taffordandwe'llbesharingthechequeevenly,nomatterwhatyoueat."Worse,inManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.They'llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon’tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.ButifItrytousethesametrick,thehostesswillshout:"Whereareyougoing?"Andit'snotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:everyoneknowIhavenowheretogo.
ButinLondon,dinnerpartiesareinpeople'shomes.Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoone,theguestswerefromFrance,India.DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.Themixislessstriking.It'slikeagatheringatBloomingdale's,awell-knowndepartmentstore.
ForNewYorkers,talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.ButatMallery's,whenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecently,peopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub
63.Whatdoestheword"shot"inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Choice.B.TryC.Style.D.Goal
64.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork?
AThereisastrangemixofpeople.B.Therestaurantsareexpensive.
C.Thebillisnotfairlyshared.D.Peoplehavetopaycash
65.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?
A.AbitunusualB.Fulloftricks.C.Lesscostly.DMoreinteresting.