He won’t pass the test ________ he studies hard.

A.unless B.though C.if

I look forward to ________ a vacation to Malaysia.

A.take B.taking C.make

— Would you like milk? — Yes, but only ________.

A.little B.a few C.a little

In the exam, Tom did badly and Bob did even ________.

A.worse B.worst C.best

I don’t know if Kate will come tomorrow. If she _________, I will be very happy.

A.come B.comes C.will come

— Can you come to my birthday party?

—_______________.When and where?

A.Yes, please. B.Sure, I’d love to. C.No, I can’t.

It’s nice to be invited to birthday parties, but sometimes you have to say no. How do you politely (礼貌地) refuse an invitation?

◆Send it in.

If you get a written (书面的) or e-mail invitation to a party, refusing politely is easy. All you have to do is to give a polite answer.

◆Ask for time to think.

Refusing a face-to-face invitation can be difficult. The polite way is to ask for time to check your calendar. Then, you have time to find a polite answer. Just make sure that if you’ve been invited in person (当面), you’d better refuse it in person. It’s polite.

◆Be thankful.

Even if you have to refuse the invitation, thank him or her for the invitation all the same. If your only reason is a conflicting(相互冲突的) event, tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.

◆Be honest(诚实的).

This may be the most important thing in politely refusing an invitation. You wouldn’t want people to lie(说谎) to you, so it’s correct etiquette(礼节) to give an honest reason. Just say it in a polite way.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1.The writer gives us five pieces of advice.

2.We can refuse a face-to-face invitation by asking for time to check our calendar.

3.If an invitation conflicts with another event, you can tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.

4.To be thankful is the most important to refuse an invitation.

5.The main idea of the passage is how to turn down an invitation.

My problem:

I have two best friends but they dislike each other (彼此). Every time I want to hang out with both of them, they never want to and get angry with me. When I hang out with one but not the other, the other one will get jealous. I want all of us to be good friends, but I don’t know what to do. Somebody help!

Desi, 11, Illinois

Advice:

First you need to ask both of them why they don’t like each other. You should do something to make them like each other again. You can invite both of them to your house at the same time, without telling them that the other one will be there, too. Leave them alone (单独地) for about 30 minutes. See if they can talk to each other. Hope this helps!

Loren, 11, New York

If they are really your best friends, you should let them know that you like both of them. And they should try to act nicely towards each other, because they have the same friend—you!

Laura, 14, Carolina

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What is Desi’s problem?

A.She can’t get on well with her two good friends.

B.Her two good friends dislike each other.

C.She doesn’t want to have two good friends at the same time.

2.Where does Loren come from?

A.Illinois B.New York. C.Carolina.

3.The underlined word “jealous” means “________” in Chinese.

A.喜爱的 B.妒忌的 C.骄傲的

4.Which of the following is NOT Loren’s advice for Desi?

A.Do something to make them like each other.

B.Give them a chance (机会) to talk with each other.

C.Tell them you like both of them.

5.From the passage we know________.

A.Desi likes hanging out with both her friends

B.Loren and Laura are Desi’s two best friends

C.Loren and Laura can’t get on well with each other

Hemingway was one of the most famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, 1..

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. 2.. The main character in the book is a fisherman. 3.. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn't get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty (空的) boat. 4.. Although he meets a lot of trouble the old man never gives up. 5..

从方框中选出合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。

A. He is an old man and fishes alone

B. Hemingway was the second oldest

C. It came out in 1952

D. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish

E. But the old man believes himself

动词应用

根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

One of the world’s most important and lovely animals is quickly disappearing (消失). Can you guess which one it is? It 1. (have) the longest neck among all animals. Yes, it’s the giraffe.

In 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffes, and they 2. (live) in the plains(平原) and forests in Africa, “The number of giraffes has fallen by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s,” says a new reporter on endangered wild animals and plants.

Why are there fewer and fewer giraffes? Because humans 3. (cut) down many trees to build more houses. And they are also killing the animals 4. (get) their meat. A report from the International Union for Conversation of Nature (国际自然保护联盟) says, “ Giraffes 5. (disappear) silently in the near future. And it is time that we do something for the giraffe before it is too late.”

People think giraffes are everywhere. Kids’ books are full of giraffes, and there 6. (be) always giraffes in zoos. But giraffes are in great danger now. Humans 7. (stop) killing off certain endangered wild animals and try hard to help save them.