Edna was one of my best friends．She was a lovely girl．Her birthday was coming soon, and all of the girls in her class were invited to her party．I was looking forward to the party very much．

Finally the day arrived．I wrapped my gift and put on my best party dress．I was glad that my mother and I were the first to arrive．The sitting room was great．Balloons were everywhere, and colorful fights were shining brightly, and the table was covered with a special "Happy Birthday" tablecloth．It looked like a fairyland（仙境）．

Edna looked out of the window from time to time．She was excited because most of the other girls had never been to her house before．We sat down on the steps, waiting and waiting．Two hours passed, however, the girls didn't appear．Edna began to cry．I felt so blue that I didn't know what to say．

Finally, Edna's mother came out and announced, "Let the party begin!" We lit the candles, sang Happy Birthday, shared the delicious cake and gave Edna presents．Edna smiled happily．

In the car on our way home, I asked my mother, "Why didn't the other girls come? Edna felt so bad．" "Honey," my mother said sadly, "the others didn't come because Edna is black"．"What's the matter with that? We are friends．They shouldn't hurt Edna．I will never be like them," I said．My mother put her arm around me and said, "I' m glad, honey．And I' m glad that Edna has a good friend like you．"

1．Who did Edna invite to her birthday party?

2．Why did Edna cry before her birthday party?

3．把此句 "I felt so blue that I didn't know what to say．"译成汉语。

4．Why didn't the other girls come to Edna's party?

5．What do you think of the right?

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1.The pink hair clip on the desk belongs to .

2.We are all looking forward to from you soon.

3. You should eat healthily and exercise more to lose your .

4. Simon will be back on Sunday, the of July.

5.If you learn more, you can get a much__________ result.

将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次

When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It was not the first time I had been abroad. But it made a deep impression on me. Like most English ____51____, I learned French at school and I often went to France. So I was used to speaking a foreign language to the people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America, I was really ____52____ having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How ____53____ I was! The misunderstanding began at the ____54____. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring. So I asked an old man, “I want to give my friend a ring. Could you help me?” “Well, that’s ____55____,” he answered in surprise. “You look very young. Are you getting married?” “Oh! No,” I replied, “I just want to give a ring to tell her I have arrived. Could you tell me if there is a phone box near here?” “Oh! Sorry,” he said, “There is a phone ____56____.”

When we met up, Danny told the misunderstanding to me clearly. “Don’t worry! I met such problems ____57____. There are lots of words which the Americans use ____58____ in meaning from us British. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other well! You will soon get used to all the funny things they say.”