Dear Jane and Bob,

I’m writing to invite you both to my 15th birthday party on Saturday, June 14th. I’m having a meal in a restaurant with a few friends and then we’ll have a party at my house. I would love you both to come if you can. If you need a place to stay for the night, you can sleep on the floor in our sitting room but bring a sleeping bag, please! Haha, it’s only a joke. If you want to stay at my home for a night, please tell me. I will prepare it for you.

The meal is at Mama Mia’s, a good Italian restaurant. It begins at 7:30 p.m. You can take the train which leaves London, Liverpool Street at 5:00 p.m. and arrives in Cambridge at 6:45 p.m. Then we will have the birthday party at my house at about 8:30 p.m. My mother will make a birthday cake and some snacks for us. I think they must be very delicious. I heard that you have some nice CDs, could you please bring them to my party and enjoy the music with us? I believe we will have a good time.

Hope you can come!

Yours

Debbie

1．Debbie’s letter is for       ?

A．her teacher.                           B．Jane and Bob.                 C．her pen pal.

2．How old is Debbie?

A．14.                                       B．15.                                C．16.

3．Jane and Bob can go there by__________.

A．subway                                B．bus                                C．train

4．What time will the meal begin?

A．At 6:45p.m.                           B．At 7:30p.m.                    C．At 8:30p.m.

5．What will Debbie’s mother make for them?

A．A birthday cake.                    B．Milk shake.                 C．Noodles.

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　　Every year, over 40 000 students in Britain run a business, “Each business runs of one year.” said Ben, one of the group of students visiting Shanghai. “When we started our business, we borrowed money from parents and friends. At the end of the year, these people will receive some of the profits(利润).” I asked Ben if running a business was difficult. He said that it was no problem. He said that they always received a lot of advice from teachers and business people.

　　Another member of the group, Regina, told me the four questions they always asked themselves. The questions are:

1．What do people want to buy?

2．Where is a good place to sell the product(产品)?

3．How is our product better than other products?

4．How much is the product?

　　I also wanted to know how the group was organized(组织), Regina said that there were usually about five to seven students in each business and among them are one manager and one accountant (会计), I asked them who was the manager. “I am, of course.”said Regina. “It was my idea to produce(生产) picture books,”she said. “They have been very popular with the other students.” I also asked the students what other people sold. “Other groups in our school sell things like T-shirts, videos and computer games,”said Ben.

　　“How much money do the businesses usually make?” I asked. “Some businesses make $ 20 000-30 000, but most groups make a small profit of about $ 1 000-3 000,”said Regina. I asked them what they did with the profits. “We can do what we like with the profits.” However, Regina told me that it was important not to waste(浪费) the money. She always told the other groups to give the money to charity(慈善事业).

　　Most students enjoy running a business and all the students said that they had learnt a lot.

1．When the students begin a businesses, they ________.

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A．have made a small profit

B．have got enough money

C．borrow money from parents and friends

D．borrow money from teachers and businesses people

2．The manager of this group of students is ________.

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3．This group of students sold ________ as their businesses.

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4．The groups use the profits ________.

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5．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．When the students run businesses, they get much help from other people.

B．Running a business is difficult for Ben's group.

C．These students try their best to produce better and cheaper products.

D．Most groups are able to get more money than they put in.