Dear Susan,

I'm very glad to hear you are coming to visit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1. ________

me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I won't be able　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  2. ________

to meet you at the airport although I have classes in the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  3. ________

afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   4. ________

center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    5. ________

will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My class　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    6. ________

will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7. ________

take you together to a hot-pot restaurant for dinner　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    8. ________

and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  9. ________

dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   10. ________

Yours,

Zhang Ming

 

　　 Susan wanted to be independent of her parents．She tried _________ alone．but she didn’t like it and moved back home．

　　A．living　　　 　　　　 　B．to live

　　C．to be living 　　　　　 D．having rived

—I hope that you can remove the difference between you and Susan and become good friends．—________．If only Susan had the same idea．

A．My pleasure　 　　　　　　　　　 B．It’s a pleasure

C．By no means　　 D．By all means

 

Last week，Susan and David，________our university’s student association，met the Chinese guests at the New York airport.

A. to represent 　　　　　　　　　　 B. representing

C. represented 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having represented

 

完形填空

　　One afternoon in January 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son, David, were walking across an icy square, 1 Susan's cane slipped on the ice. Her face 2 first into the mud. David 3 her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mum?”

　　 4 , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, honey,” she said.

　　Susan was falling more 5 since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 6 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too was having 7 of his own. The boy had a speech problem. At school he talked 8 .

　　One day, David's teacher announced 9 homework. “Each of you is going to come up with an 10 ,” she said. This was for “INVENT AMERICA”, a national competition to encourage creativity (创造性) in children.

　　An idea 11 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 12 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom?” he asked his mother.

　　“ 13 the sharp end would scratch (抓) floors.” Susan said.

　　“No, Mum, I 14 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 15 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 16 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the 17 . Happily Susan cried out, “It 18 ” In July 1989, David 19 national winner for the “INVENT AMERICA.” David began to make 20 appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate more clearly. Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.

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