“What are you doing, Tom?”  she asked. “I’m writing to Aunt Rose,” Tom answered. Tom’s mother was very surprised because Tom never wrote letters to any one. “Are you inviting her to your birthday party?” his mother asked. “No, I’m not,”  Tom said. “Aunt Rose never comes to my birthday parties.”  “What have you written ,then?” his mother asked. “Will you read me the letter?”  “All right. But I’ve written only two lines(行). I’ll read them to you. Listen.” Tom went on. “Dear Aunt Rose, thank you very much you’re your birthday present, I hope…” His mother stopped him and said, “But Tom, Aunt Rose hasn’t sent you a birthday present, has she?”  “I see,” Tom answered. “I’m not thanking her for this year’s present. I’m thanking her for last year’s!” 

1. When did Tom write a letter to his aunt?　　　　　　　　

A. On March 29th.

B. At the beginning of March.

C. At the end of March.

D. On Tom’s birthday.

2. Why was Tom’s mother surprised? Because　　    .　　 

A. Tom can write letters

B. Tom couldn’t write letters

C. Tom wrote a letter to his aunt again

D. Tom had never written to his aunt

3. Why wasn’t Tom inviting his aunt to his birthday party?   

A. Because Tom did not like his aunt.

B. Because his aunt Rose didn’t like Tom.

C. Because his aunt had never taken part in his parties.

D. Because his aunt wouldn’t join.

4. Why did Tom thank his aunt? Because　　    .　　     

A. his aunt sent him a birthday present last year

B. his aunt would come

C. his aunt wrote a letter to him on his birthday

D. his aunt sent him a birthday card

5. When did Tom’s aunt send him a birthday present?　　  

A. This year.  

B. Last year.    

C. On March 13th.　　 

D. Fourteen days ago.

　　Tom's birthday is on March 15th. Two weeks before his birthday he was writing a letter to his Aunt Rose when his mother came into the room. “What are you doing, Tom?”she asked.“I'm writing to Aunt Rose,”Tom answered. Tom's mother was very surprised because Tom never wrote letters to anyone. “Are you inviting her to your birthday party?”his mother asked.“No, I'm not,”Tom said.“Aunt Rose never comes to my birthday parties.”“What have you written, then?”his mother asked.“Will you read me the letter?”“All right. But I've written only two lines（行）. I'II read them to you. Listen.”Tom went on.“Dear Aunt Rose, thank you very much for your birthday present. I hope…”His mother stopped him and said,“But Tom, Aunt Rose hasn't sent you a birthday present, has she?”“I see,”Tom answered.“I'm not thanking her for this year's present. I'm thanking her for last year's !”

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A．On March 29th.

B．At the beginning of March.

C．At the end of March.

D．On Tom's birthday.

[　　]

A．Tom can write letters

B．Tom couldn't write letters

C．Tom wrote a letter to his aunt again

D．Tom had never written to his aunt

[　　]

A．Because Tom did not like his aunt.

B．Because his aunt Rose didn't like Tom.

C．Because his aunt had never taken part in his parties.

D．Because his aunt wouldn't join.

[　　]

A．his aunt sent him a birthday present last year

B．his aunt would come

C．his aunt wrote a letter to him on his birthday

D．his aunt sent him a birthday card

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Tom 邀请Wei Hong 参加他这周日的生日宴会，但Wei Hong的父母出差要到下个月回来，奶奶又卧病在床，需要人照顾。再说数学考试即将来临，因此，无法前去参加生日宴会。Li Ping感到很抱歉，只好给他写了封e-mail表示感谢。e-mail开头已写好。

Dear Tom,

Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party. I'd love to go but I can't.

My parents…

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                                From Wei Hong

Tom 邀请Wei Hong 参加他这周日的生日宴会，但Wei Hong的父母出差要到下个月回来，奶奶又卧病在床，需要人照顾。再说数学考试即将来临，因此，无法前去参加生日宴会。Li Ping感到很抱歉，只好给他写了封e-mail表示感谢。e-mail开头已写好。

Dear Tom,

Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party. I'd love to go but I can't.

My parents…

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                                From Wei Hong