完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Perhapsyou’veattendedsomeparties.ButlikeNewYork，whereapartyordinneroften__1__businesswithpleasure,aWashingtonpartyisa__2__partofthebusinessofpolitics,thebusinessofmaking__3_connections.SomeWashingtonpartieshavea__4__aura(气氛)aboutthem,dependingonwhogivesthemandwhoisthere,butmostpartiesareopen-house__5__infact,withthehostsnotknowingmostofthe__6__whoarethere.Iwenttoafewoftheseparties__7__IwantedtoseetheinsideofsomeoftheWashingtonmansions(公馆)Ihad__8__somuchabout.Almosteverytimeduringtheeveningsomemanwouldcomeclosetotalkwithme__9__,wedidn’tknoweachotheratall.Sucha__10__exchangeclearlyproves“agatheringoffriends”__11__Washingtonpartystandards.Youdon’tevenneedan__12__toattendmanyWashingtonparties.Youjusthavetoknowaboutthem.NoWashingtonhostesswould__13__herservantstoaskyouwhoyouwere.Mostofthebiggerparties,thosewith300or400guests,_14__toimpresssomebody,andWashingtonians__15_.MostmembersoftheCongress,forexample,_16__middle-classbackgroundsinsmallercommunities_17__thecountry.Theyaredazzled(眼花缭乱的)by_18__.Theyaredazzledbybignames.TheyarereadytohelpWashington__19__hostesses.Theygoalongwiththembecausetheyaregoodfriendsortheydon’tnoticethatthey__20__ortheydon’tcareiftheyare.1.A.followsB.connectsC.mixesD.goes2.A.dailyB.necessaryC.chiefD.cheap3.A.stillB.cruelC.mentalD.important4.A.socialB.nervousC.terribleD.simple5.A.eventsB.affairsC.conferencesD.games6.A.guestsB.customersC.guardsD.guides7.A.sothatB.inorderthatC.asifD.because8.A.foundB.noticedC.heardD.wrote9.A.sinceB.thoughC.whenD.whether10.A.commonB.strictC.publicD.special11.A.includingB.comparingwithC.accordingtoD.dependingon12.A.invitationB.envelopeC.instrumentD.acceptance13.A.refuseB.allowC.agreeD.warn14.A.aregivenB.giveC.aresuppliedD.supply15.A.easilyforgetB.hardlyrememberC.easilyimpressD.areeasilyimpressed16.A.hearfromB.writetoC.comefromD.callout17.A.overB.belowC.betweenD.across18.A.moneyB.equalC.freedomD.discussion19.A.strangeB.famousC.poorD.stupid20.A.areusi