One evening, my mother {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(cook) in the kitchen when someone {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(call) her up. My mother {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(hurry)to answer the phone. They {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(talk) and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(talk) and my mother {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(forget) the cooking. When my mother {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(return) to the kitchen，what {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (do)she {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(see)? The food in the pan {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(burn)(燃烧)！She {#blank#}11{#/blank#}(take) the cover and {#blank#}12{#/blank#}(cover) the pan at once. In a second the fire was put out，but the food was burnt.

    What a pity!

    Knowing about different table manners is kind of useful, for you may travel to some other countries.

    In India, always wash your {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hand) before and after eating. You should eat with your right hand. You can't waste food. You must finish {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(eat) everything on your plate. Do not leave the table {#blank#}3{#/blank#} all guests have finished or your host asks you for help.

    In Japan, before you start a meal, wait for your host to tell you three times {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(begin) eating. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (young) person at the table should pour drinks for the eldest one first, then the other diners. Never pass food {#blank#}6{#/blank#}one pair of chopsticks to another. When{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(woman) pass food with chopsticks from a dish to their mouths, they should put their hands under the food, but men should not. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}you are catting hot noodles, you can make an eating noise. The Japanese believe that this noise can make the food more delicious.

In Pakistan, you do not begin to have meals until{#blank#}9{#/blank#}eldest member of the family sits down at the table. Always eat {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (quiet) enough so that no one else can hear you. Always make bread into pieces before eating it, and use only your right hand.