Americans have four primary avenues fｏｒmaking friends: at work, at school, through a hobby ｏｒa ________ (1) such as volunteer work ａｎｄ　discussion group, ｏｒthrough a family ｏｒ________ (2).

  In American culture, a job is more than the work that one performs between the hours of 9 a.m. ａｎｄ　________ (3). Work becomes a majｏｒsocializing influence. Many young mothers who ________ (4) their jobs to care fｏｒsmall children remark on the loneliness of their new lifestyles because they have lost their forum fｏｒ________ (5).

  A great number of American employers recognize business social ________ (6) ａｎｄ　use it to build a family atmosphere on the job so that employees will feel ________ (7) in their work environment. Some employers arrange company get-togethers in their home ｏｒat a ________ (8). American companies have at least one ________ (9) annually, usually at Christmas time. Many corporations have ________ (10) where employees ａｎｄ　administrators alike dress ________ (11) to play games such as baseball ａｎｄ　volleyball.

  Top American administrators often hold social gatherings ________ (12). Depending upon the size of the employer\'s home ａｎｄ　the number of ________ (13), these social gatherings may be picnics, pool parties, ｏｒ________ (14). If the company is large, an employer may hold what Americans call ________ (15). Fｏｒan open house, the employer will invite his employees to come to his home ________ (16) between 1 p.m. ａｎｄ　6 p.m. on a certain day. Those invited usually stay fｏｒ________ (17), chatting with the other guests ａｎｄ　their host. People come ａｎｄ　go ________ (18) during the designated hours, ａｎｄ　the host keeps refreshments, usually, ________ (19) ｏｒhors d\'oeuvres ａｎｄ　beverages, available fｏｒall who come. Fｏｒsuch social gatherings, it is considered ________ (20) the invitation unless you have an excellent reason.