What is a pub? The word pub is short for public house. Pubs are popular social meeting places. They are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there. Many have a garden where people can sit in the summer. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century. Groups of friends normally buy ‘rounds’ of drinks, where the person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group. In most pubs in Britain, you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchase immediately, there is no table service. Bartenders do not expect frequent tipping. To tip them, it is customary to say: “Would you like a drink yourself?”
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01. (ESPCEX) According to the text, pubs are popular places where people
[A] get together.
[B] just drink.
[C] have to tip the bartender.
[D] meet only in the winter.
[E] pay the bartender a drink.
RESPOSTA: A
02. (ESPCEX) According to the text, it is correct to say that in Britain
[A] there is table service in most pubs. [B] pubs do not serve the customer at the bar.
[C] pubs have a very important role in social life.
[D] pubs are always located in very old buildings.
[E] friends can’t buy ‘rounds’ of drinks in pubs.
RESPOSTA: C