—The baby is so lovely. When was he born?
—He was born the morning of February 14th.
A. in B. at C. on D. For
—Have you ever read book How to Win Friends & Influence People?
—Yes. It’s educational book.
A. the; a B. the; an C. a; an D. a; the
Cindy邀请Ann参加她本周的生日聚会，但Ann下周很忙，周一要和父母去听音乐会，周二要上钢琴课，周三要准备考试，周四要在家照顾奶奶，周五要训练网球。因此她无法前去参加生日宴会。Ann感到很抱歉，只好写辞谢信。请你为Ann给Cindy写一封e-mail。70词左右。(15分)
Dear Cindy,
Thank you very much for_________________________________________________
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Ann
用适当的单词补全下面的短文。
Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of 1._____. There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about 2.____ health. For3._____, some people are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Some people might say they are going to take 4._____ a hobby like painting or taking photos. Some resolutions have to do 5._____ better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork.
Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following examples.
It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly, he hears a strange (奇怪的)sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him!
Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服). It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled(困惑的), and he doesn’t know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.
In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1.Is the surprise party very popular in America?
2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?
3.Is the bear “a real bear”?
4.What does Bob’s friends say to him?
5.How does a successful surprise party always make people feel?
Tara and Beth met in a dancing class and became close friends very quickly. Soon Beth felt comfortable talking to Tara about her own problems, and Tara was always happy to listen to her. One day, Beth heard some other girls talking about the things that only she and Tara knew. Later, Beth found out that Tara was talking behind her back. Beth didn’t understand how Tara could be so nice when she was with her, but be a different person when they were not together. The next day at school, Beth started saying bad words about Tara. From then on, when they met, they both said bad words about each other.
It was clear that Tara was not a very good friend to Beth when she talked behind Beth’s back. Why did Tara start doing this? Was she not a nice person? Maybe not. There might be something else going on.
At last, Beth found out that Tara’s problem came from jealousy(嫉妒), because Tara didn’t have nice clothes or expensive things like Beth’s.
根据短文内容，完成下列表格。
At first | Tara and Beth were 1._______ to each other. Tara was happy to listen to Beth’s 2.________. |
Then | Tara told some 3._______ girls the things between Beth and her. Beth didn’t 4.____________ why Tara did so. They began to say bad words about each other. |
Finally | Beth found out Tara’s problem came from jealousy, because 5.________________. |
