—Why didn’t you go to school yesterday?
—______ my mother was in hospital and I had to take care of her.
A. Then B. BecauseC. If
—What language can you ______, English or Chinese?
—Both of them.
A. speakB. tellC. talk
—______ is Mr Brown?
—He is a teacher.
A. WhereB. WhoC. What
—Would you like to go to school ______ foot with me?
—I’d like to.
A. onB. by C. in
—Can I help you, Sir?
—______ egg and a glass of juice, please.
A. AB. AnC. The
亲爱的同学， 初中三年的英语学习中， 《牛津初中英语》教材给我们提供了大量寓教于乐、生动活泼的阅读素材，伴随我们成长。请以“English Textbooks are Good Friends”为题写一篇短文参加学校的英语作文竞赛。
reasons for reading English textbooks | to learn English to open our minds to make our life more colourful |
things you’ve learned in English textbooks | Wonderful things in the world Cultures around the world |
your favourite famous person or place in English textbooks, and the reasons | … |
注意事项：1. 90词左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数）；表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必须包括表格中所提供的注要信息，并作适当发挥。
English Textbooks are Good Friends
English textbooks play an important part in our study of English.
