Like the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) happens every 4 years. Only players between 14 and 18 years old can take part in it. The people in Singapore h 1. the first Youth Olympic Games last year. On February 11th, 2011，Nanjing, the c 2. city of Jiangsu Province, got the chance to hold the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and will become the s 3. Chinese city to welcome the Olympic flame (圣火) after the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. The Games will take place in A 4. , 2014, and go on for 12 days. There will be up to 3,600 players in 26 sports.
The theme (主题) of YOG is ‘Green Youth Olympic Games, Dynamic Youth Olympic Games, and Cultural Youth Olympic Games.’ Green Youth Olympic Games need us to save the environment (环境) so that we can have fresh a 5. and show foreign friends a beautiful city.
People in Nanjing have done a lot for the Youth Games, and we are s 6. that YOG will become better and better. Workers are very busy. They are b 7. new roads and new undergrounds for YOG. A new Olympic Village and a Youth Olympic Centre are being built in Jianye District (区), which will be a part of the International Youth Olympic City. Now we are planting more trees to make Nanjing greener and n 8. .
We are very happy and looking f 9. to YOG. We all hope the Youth Games will be a big success (成功). Let’s try to do s 10. for 2014 Nanjing YOG!
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation (谈话).
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:
“Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To reply (回答) to an invitation , either say ‘thank you’ and accept (接受), or say you’re sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry . I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people use expressions (习惯用语) that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations . For example; “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?”
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention (提到) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
Title: Real 1. or not
Situations | Answers |
Canadians and Americans often invite friends for 2. at home | Because they 3. entertainment at home. |
Someone says “I’ve two movie tickets, 4. you go with me after supper?” | You want to go, and your answer should be “Thanks, I’d 5. to.” |
Someone invites you to dinner, but doesn’t mention the time or the 6. . | You’d better answer “Sure, that would be 7. .” |
8. people use “an unreal invitation” in their everyday conversation. | They really mean to be 9. . |
So remember, next time when you hear something that sounds like an invitation, you should listen 10. and pay attention to the time and the date. | |
1.青奥会就要开幕了，我们不能再污染空气了。
The Youth Olympic is coming, we can’t pollute the air __________ __________.
2.她总是对生活抱怨很多。
She always __________ about her life __________.
3.一队消防队员迅速到达并扑灭了大火。
A group of firemen came quickly and __________ __________ the big fire.
4.不幸的是，村民们没能从事故中挽救那个男孩。
Unluckily, those villagers__________ __________ __________ the boy form the accident.
5.烟雾太浓以至于我们无法通过。
The smoke is __________ heavy for us__________ __________ __________.
1. He always eats dinner alone.（同义句转换）
He always eats dinner __________ __________ __________.
2.How nice the weather is!（同义句转换）
__________ __________ __________ it is !
3. It’s about 10 minutes’ walk to go to school from my home.（画线部分提问）
__________ __________ is it from your home to school?
4. All the doctors had a day off yesterday. (改为否定句)
All the doctors __________ __________ a day off yesterday.
5. Alice is smart. She can find every mistake in her homework.(两句合为一句)
Alice is __________ __________ __________ find every mistake in her homework.
根据句子意思，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1.The book with a blue cover is one of the __________ (twin).
2.At the end of that cold winter day, they __________ (decide) to go for a walk after dinner to relax.
3.I finished my Math homework an hour ago, but I forgot __________ (write) my English homework.
4.There is nothing wrong with __________ (keep) a snake if you like.
5.These __________ (video) are made by some students as a gift for their teachers.
根据所给的中、英文提示以及首字母提示写出单词的适当形式，使句子意思完整。
1.Last week, I went c________ with my family in Xuan Wu Lake and put up a tent together.
2. It’s getting dark, I am a little afraid of __________ (look for something carefully) the forest by myself.
3.When she heard that terrible news ,she wasn’t seem __________(吃惊) at all.
4. The world is changing fast during the last two c__________.
5. Tom __________ (ride) a bike to visit his grandma the other day.
