present-day it is just as likely to mean “bring your own booze” or “bring your own beer”. It was used by small restaurants that was not allowed to sell wine. But now B.Y.O.B. is often placed on an invitation to tell the guests that the host will not be providing wine and that guests are welcome to bring their own.

R.I.P stands for “rest in peace” in English, The phrase was not found before the 8th century. It became ubiquitous(普遍现象) on the tombs of Christians in the 18th century, Now, i t is always written on tombstones to express the wish of forever rest and peace to someone who has died.

P.K. means “Player Killing” originally. The word P.K. is now also used in China and Taiwan as a verb(动词). In fact, there may actually be no player killing. It is most used in 1v1 situations like 1v1 basketball, 1v1 chess, 1v1 footrace and so on. P.K. can also be used in situations where one team is against another in a 1 team vs 1 team competition like in the NBA, soccer, baseball and so on.

46. If you receive a party invitation with R.S.V.P., you ______.

A. have to go to the party

B. should reply as soon as possible

C. have to buy some food

D. should make plans for the party

47. If you receive a party invitation with B.Y.O.B., you won’t get any ______ from the hosts.

A. coffee

B. beer

C. juice

D. water

48. R.I.P. is used to someone who ______.

A. holds a party

B. likes drinking beer

C. has been dead

D. joins in a game

49. ______ will be used when there is a competition between two teams.

A. R.S.V.P.

B. B.Y.O.B.

C. R.I.P

D. P.K.

50. The writer wants to introduce some foreign ______to us by writing this passage.

A. cultures

B. histories

C. science

D. stories

C

The game of telephone is a classic ice breaker and party game. It’s easy to set up and a lot of fun to play. You and your friends will try to pick a word or phrase, “pass it on” by whispering(耳语) it to someone next to you, and have fun seeing how much it changed during the game. All you will need to play is a couple of friends, a word or phrase, and a whisper.

Get everyone in place.

Although the game of telephone is simple to play, you will need to arrange(安排) the players in a way that supports the game. Have everyone stand in either a line or a circle. Players should be spaced far enough apart that they won’t overhear the word when it isn’t their turn. Proper position is important when playing telephone.

Start the game.

Choose a person to start the game. Make the person think of a word or give a certain word to him or her. And he or she should whisper it to the person next to them. The pronunciation of the word should sound like many others’ as the idea is to see how much it changes by the game’s end. Once the word has been told to the next person, they will whisper it to the person next to them.

Continue whispering the word.

Players continue listening to the word and repeating what they think they heard to the person next to them. This is done until the last person in the line or circle is told the word. Every person should have heard the word or phrase by the end of the game.