A Nice Clean Plate
It’s Saturday evening. Bruce is having a birthday party. There are a lot of children at the party. They play together for an hour. Then Bruce’s mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Sam any.
Sam feels wronged(委屈) but then he remembers his mother’s words, “Be polite.(礼貌). Don’t ask for food.” So he waits for a few minutes, then he holds his plate up over his head and says loudly, “ Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”
【小题1】What day is it?

九年级学生面临着升学的压力。因此，许多学生课间休息时依然在教室里做作业。这样的行为会给学习带来帮助吗？初三（2）的同学们就这个问题进行了热烈的讨论。现在请你以“Is it a proper way to study in the 10-minute break?”为题，根据同学们的讨论结果写一篇短文，并谈谈你的看法。讨论结果如下：

注意：

1. 开头部分已写好，你只需接着写。开头部分不计入总词数。

2. 所写内容必须包括表格中一些同学的想法和你的至少三个想法。

3. 词数：80左右。

Is it a proper way to study in the 10-minute break?

Recently we have had a discussion about whether it is a proper way to study in the 10-minute break or not..                                                     

In Britain ,people often invite friends for a meal , a party or just coffee. People who know each other very well may visit each other’s houses without  an invitation(邀请),but if we invite new friends, usually an invitation is needed. When people invite someone to their homes , they often say ,“Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday ?” Answers are, “Thanks, we’d love to. What time?” or “I’m sorry, We’d love to ,but we have tickets for the concert.” However, it is not polite to say,“No, we wouldn’t.”

Sometimes, the British use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example. “You must come over for a drink sometime .” or “Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.”  These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk . They are not real invitations because they don’t mention an exact time or day. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are ,“Yes , that would be nice .” or “OK, yes ,thanks.”

So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.It’s always necessary for        to visit each other’s houses with an invitation.

A．close friends                           B．family members

C．neighbours                            D．new friends

2.It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying “     “

A．Sorry. We’d love to, but we have tickets for the concert .

B．Thanks. We’d love to, what time?

C．Sure. We’d like to. Thanks a lot.

D．No, we wouldn’t!

3.If the British just want to end a talk politely, they may say,”      ”

A．Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?

B．Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.

C．Let’s go out for a meal on Saturday.

D．Shall we go for a drink this afternoon .

4.The British often use “     ”to answer the invitations that are not real.

A．Yes , what time ?

B．No, that’s not a real invitation.

C．OK, yes , thanks.

D．No, you just want to be friendly.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Britain.

B．Invitation.

C．A Talk with Friends.

D．A Letter to Friends.

1.Who lost the backpack?

A. Kevin B. Jenny C. Peter D. We don’t know.

2.Whom(who的宾格) can you call to get the pencil case back(要回)?

A. Kevin B. Jenny C. Peter D. We don’t know.

3.What’s Peter’s telephone number?

A. 8901782 B. 8457298 C. 8547298 D. 8901728

4.Is the pencil case Jenny’s?

A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. It’s Kevin’s. D. It’s Peter’s.

5.Whose dictionary is it?

A. Peter’s B. Kevin’s C. We don’t know. D. Jenny’s