When Peter and Rose Malupa came to the United States from the Philippines, they lived in an apartment in the center of Chicago. Rose worked as an accountant (会计) in a downtown bank.

　　After looking for a long time, Peter and Rose bought a house in the suburbs(郊区).

　　One morning, Mrs. Todd, the Malupas, next-door neighbor, stopped by to meet Rose, “Welcome to the neighborhood. We'd like to invite you and your husband to our home this Saturday evening. We want you to meet all the neighbors.”

　　On Saturday night, at 7 o'clock Peter and Rose walked to the Todds' home. Lots of people were at the party. Several people congratulated Rose and Peter on their new home.

　　About 8:30, Peter walked over to Rose and asked, “when will they serve dinner? I'm really hungry.”

　　“I don't know,” Rose answered. “I'm hungry, too. Maybe they like to eat late.”

　　At 9:15, everyone was still standing, talking and enjoying the refreshments(点心). Peter was feeling weak. He was so hungry. Rose brought Peter a bowl of crackers(饼干) and some cheese. By 10 o'clock, Peter was sick of crackers. And he was still very hungry.

　　Some guests started leaving, Peter and Rose were surprised. One guest said to Mr. Todd, “Thanks for inviting us to the party. We had a good time.”

　　Then Rose realized her mistake. She whispered to Peter, “This is a neighborhood party, not a dinner party. I made a mistake. All the other guests ate dinner before they came here.”

　　Peter and Rose quickly thanked the Todds for the party. They grabbed (取下) their coats and left. They walked back home, got into their car and drove to a nearby shopping center. The Italian restaurant was closed and the Chinese restaurant was closed. “What are we going to do?” Peter asked.

1．“looking” in “After looking for a long time,” means “ ________ ”.

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2．Why did Mrs. Todd invite the Malupas to her home?

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3．What did the Malupas think they would have at the party?

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4．Rose realized her mistake ________ of the party.

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5．After they left the neighborhood party, they went to a shopping center ________ .

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第二节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）?
根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。?
( Han Mei is our monitor. She’s talking to Li Ming.) ?
Han Mei =" H  " Li Ming = L?
L: Hi, Han Mei, you look unhappy. 87.                    ??
H: I am going to the hospital. Our English teacher Mrs. Gao is ill and now in hospital.?
L: 88.           . What’s the matter??
H: She has a terrible stomachache.?
L: 89.               ??
H:  Three days ago. She is always around us before exams. She is too busy to see the doctor. We’d better go and see her tomorrow. 90.               ?
L: What about fruits and flowers? You know, some presents are never too small. She treats us all as her own children.
H: I agree with you. 91.                ??
L: Outside the hospital gate at 8∶ 30 a.m.?
H: 8∶ 30? It’s too early. Let’s make it 10∶ 00 a.m. Some classmates live far from the hospital.
L: OK. By the way, remember to tell the others about it by using QQ.?
H: Yes, I will.?

If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues（对话）. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose（选择） tapes（磁带） on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy， at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.
Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.
【小题1】This passage is about English ______ .