In the southern part of America, when somebody has a birthday, often family or friends, or both, will arrange a party. The party could be elaborate(精心准备的)and include a meal or may be simple with a birthday cake and drinks. One does not plan, nor give, one’s own birthday as is the custom in some cultures. At a party there is usually a decorated cake, often with the words “Happy Birthday” and with the name of the person written on the top of the cake. Sometimes there is also one candle for each year of the person celebrating the birthday before the cake is cut. While blowing out the candles, the person makes a wish for something pleasant.
Usually those invited to a birthday party will bring a gift for the person honored. Gifts given by friends do not have to be expensive, but the family of the birthday person will spend whatever they can afford on a gift.
Christmas parties also are very popular in the South. Often this is the only time during the year that some people see acquaintances(熟人). These parties can be elaborate or simple, ranging from a buffet(自助餐)to a reception called “open house (家庭招待会)”. If you are invited to one of these, you don’t need to take a Christmas gift, as it is not customary to take the hostess a gift every time you are invited to a party or a meal. However, if you wish to take a gift, it should only be something useful and inexpensive and should be given to the hostess at the door as you enter the party. Usually gifts of Christmas food treats are the most appreciated.
1.On one’s birthday, before blowing out the candles, he or she will______.
A. wear beautiful clothes B. eat birthday cake
C. invite friends D. make a wish
2.This passage mainly tells us about __________.
A. two kinds of parties in the southern United States
B. how to arrange a birthday party
C. how to arrange a Christmas party
D. who will arrange a party
3.In southern America, birthday parties are often arranged by _________.
A. friends B. oneself C. family D. Both A and C
4.Which of the following is true?
A. For a birthday party, the cake is often cut before candles are blown out.
B. For a birthday party, neither friends nor the family will buy expensive presents.
C. It’s customary to take the hostess a gift when you are invited to a party.
D. If you take a gift to a Christmas party, you’d better take something useful and inexpensive.
5.What kind of gift is the best if someone is invited to a Christmas party?
A. Expensive things B. Candles C. Food D. Money
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词的正确形式填空。
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very pleased 1.(see) all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to our company’s museum. My name is Brown, George Brown. I’m the general manager of the company. As you all know, we 2.(main) make computers in our company, as well as some other electronic products. But we are also quite interested in 3.(educate). That’s why we have founded this museum, 4.children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made 5.how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research and many other areas. Children can operate the computers, they can push the buttons and listen to stories 6.computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers and you know 7.schoolchildren really need. So I hope you can give me suggestions after you 8.(show) around. I want my museum to be the best of its kind 9.it opens to all schoolchildren. This is Mr Tom Silver, my assistant. He will be your guide now. I’ll be with you in an hour and a half. Enjoy 10.. See you.
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It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband wouldn’t come back until late and I had 1to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I 2the children to bed early and 3a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate 4with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to 5it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee 6cold. After I finished my 7I began to drink my coffee with my book 8at page one. Suddenly there was a 9at the door. It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the 10and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt. Some stranger had got 11and wanted me to show him the way. It 12ages to get rid of him. At last I 13to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs. The baby was 14awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n) 15evening！
1.A. decided B. started C. come D. hurried
2.A. put B. made C. threw D. allowed
3.A. boiled B. heated C. cooked D. prepared
4.A. full B. filled C. filling D. to be filled
5.A. receive B. accept C. answer D. reply
6.A. was getting B. had got C. would get D. got
7.A. supper B. drinking C. reading D. coffee
8.A. opening B. opened C. open D. being opened
9.A. stranger B. loud knock C. dog D. man
10.A. food B. supper C. coffee D. plate
11.A. lost B. gone C. missing D. disappeared
12.A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took
13.A. tried B. hoped C. managed D. decided
14.A. already B. still C. possibly D. almost
15.A. pleasant B. exciting C. friendly D. lonely
1.Their ________ (behave) toward me shows that they don’t like me.
2.It was ________ (consider) of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.
3.The system will have to be tested before it goes into ________ (produce).
4.All ________ (fly) have been cancelled because of the heavy fog.
5.Only a small ________ (minor) of students are interested in studying abroad nowadays.
6.Xiao Li works very hard. ________ (fortune), he fell ill and missed the final exams.
7.According to official ________ (统计数据), the H1N1 virus killed over 2,000 people altogether.
8.The university attracts thousands of students of various ________ (国籍) every year.
9.He gave no ________ (解释) for what he had done that night.
10.I bought a model of the Eiffel Tower as a ________ (纪念品) of my tour to Paris.
When _____ if he had seen her, Mattew just shook his head.
A. asking B. asked C. being asked D. being asking
Speaking of the songs he has written, I think this is probably his _____ one.
A. better-known B. well-known C. best-known D. most-known
