词语填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。

on, friend, ask, and, have, until, but, cheap, invite, in, mother, beautiful, much, because, put

　　We are going to have a party in our house this evening. It is my 1　　 birthday, and she has 2　　 my uncles and aunts and some of her 3　　. Mother and I are 4　　 to cook most of the food for the party, and Father is getting the drinks. The living-room looks very pretty. Balloons of all colours are hanging from the lights 5　　 we have taken the carpets away 6　　 we are going to dance there after dinner.

　　In the dining-room we have 7　　 out the best plates and glasses and tablecloths, and it all looks 8　　. We are going w have soup, fish, chicken, fruit and cheese. We are going to dance 9　　 midnight, and after that, we will have 10　　 food, because we will be hungry after all that dancing.

　　Last year my mother 11　　 her birthday-party in a restaurant, 12　　 it is pleasanter and 13　　 at home.

　　When it is my birthday, I am going to invite my friends and have a party in the garden. I will hang pretty lights 14　　 the trees, and we will grill(烧烤) our food in the garden and dance 15　　 the grass.

　　There are many things we need to know that we don't learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare (比较) the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands (品牌) . We need to know how to make a choice (选择) when we shop.

　　Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.

　　Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

　　We have to realize that the choices we make can affect (影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly about movies, think about this; Who else does your choice affect?

(1) The main idea of this passage is that ________.

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A．it's important to make the right choice

B．it's important to know how to compare prices

C．it's important to know how to shop carefully

D．we learn everything we need to know at school

(2) We need “life skills” ________.

[　　]

A．to know how to shop carefully

B．to compare brands and prices

C．to live useful and happy lives

D．to learn things at school

(3) According to this passage, we make choices ________.

[　　]

(4) Which of the following choices is more important than the others?

[　　]

A．Which fruit to take for lunch.

B．Which subject to work hard at.

C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.

D．How to get to school.

(5) From the passage we know that your choices affect ________.

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Dear John,

　　Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you can come again next year. Perhaps you are staying longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks' holiday next year, perhaps you can stay with us for two or three weeks.

　　We have been long back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! I think that you are both working very hard now because you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2006.

　　They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut (切、割) my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island (岛) and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember (记得) the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

　　Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

(1) ________ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

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(2) Their holiday lasted for ________.

[　　]

(3) From the words of “It feels like three months!” we know that ________.

[　　]

A．Michael's teacher is very friendly to the students

B．Michael is pleased with (对……感到满意) his school report

C．Michael has no interest in learning

D．Michael works very hard at his studies

(4) ________ in Grade One now.

[　　]

A．John and his sister are both

B．John is

C．John's sister is

D．Michael is

(5) Why didn't Michael go to the island for a picnic?

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A．He had to go to school.

B．He did not like the island.

C．Something was wrong with his foot.

D．The weather was bad that day.

阅读理解

Dear Mom and Dad,

　　We have some exciting news for you. Maria is going to have a baby! We didn't tell you right away. At first the doctor said she might have some trouble with the baby. Now, he says she is just fine. She is very healthy and happy ---- and large! She still works on her paintings every day. But she stopped teaching art classes. She gets tired more quickly now.

　　There is going to be another big change in our lives. We' re moving back to New York! We want to be closer to you and to Jane. It is much nicer to be near the family for something important like a baby. Maria grew up in Mexico, and she doesn't have a family here. So that makes you more important to us.

　　Maria is a little worried about working in New York. She will have to start again there. In Italy, her paintings are already popular. But I' m sure people will like them in New York, too. There won' t be any problem with my job. I' m still working for The New York Times. I'll be working about the United Nations in New York.

　　We're planning to move next month. See you then!

(1) This passage is about ________.

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A．New York

B．changes in Susan and Sam's life

C．changes in Ted and Maria' s life

D．having a baby

(2) Maria ________.

[　　]

A．works at the United Nations

B．is a doctor

C．is an artist

D．is a writer

(3) Maria and Ted are ________.

[　　]

A．planning to stay in Italy

B．moving to California

C．planning to move to New York

D．not sure about their plans

(4) Ted ________.

[　　]

A．works for the United Nations

B．is an artist

C．works for The New York Times

D．doesn't work

(5) Maria is worried about ________.

[　　]

A．her family

B．working in New York

C．Ted' s job

D．teaching art