—Jane and July are here. Did I introduce them to you?

—No，you didn’t. I’ve seen them，but we__________.

A．hadn’t been introduced

B．haven’t been introduced

C．weren’t introduced

D．didn’t introduce

— Jane and Joan have been friends for fifty years.
— No wonder they have such a lot in ______.

Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school．Jane has   1.   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works  2.   a maid．Although her mother works very hard, she can   3.   support the family．Jane is very bright and gifted at   4.   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a（n）   5.   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would   6.   talk to her at lunch．She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   7.   her．

On her birthday last month, she   【小题8   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come．Alice wanted her to be   8.   so much that she   9.   on her coming．Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   10.   clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   11.  from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   12.   a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be   13.   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   14.   she could lend her friend one of her skirts．To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   15.   and angrily said to her Mum, “  16.   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   17.  ．

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   18. ． Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   19.  with her．

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto．

20.A．personal               B．extra                 C．limited                D．adequate

21.A．for                       B．with                   C．like                  D．as

22.A．hopefully               B．obviously            C．hardly                 D．temporarily

23.A．music                   B．drawing              C．maths                  D．biology

24.A．bonus                   B．allowance           C．donation              D．pension

25.A．secretly                 B．happily               C．quietly                D．eagerly

26.A．pointing at B．shouting at                     C．laughing at          D．glaring at

27.A．took                     B．invited                C．accompanied        D．sent

28.A．happy                    B．independent         C．confident            D．present

29.A．depended              B．insisted               C．focused               D．agreed

30.A．casual                    B．comfortable         C．nice                    D．tight

31.A．shirt                     B．jeans                   C．handbag              D．necklace

32.A．get                      B．copy                  C．order                  D．borrow

33.A．free                     B．able                    C．glad                  D．willing

34.A．how                     B．when                 C．why                   D．whether

35.A．stubborn  B．upset                             C．firm                 D．enthusiastic 

36.A．If                         B．When                C．Unless               D．Though

37.A．treated                  B．controlled          C．educated            D．behaved

38.A．cleverness            B．character            C．circumstances      D．competences

39.A．study        B．friendship          C．sympathy         D．performance

     The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.

By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.

Their experience suggests that the words an the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or 8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pm and any time thereafter means no food, oat beforehand, roll up late.

But this is not always the case. If asked to a students' party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we're  young, we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.

The accepted custom at present is confusing (混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element (成分) of surprise.

68. The underlined words "off their heads" probably mean______.

              A. tired            B. crazy                C. curious                D. hopeless

69. Jane and David' s story is used to show that______ .

              A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at parties

              B. party invitations can be confusing

             C. people should ask for food at parties

             D. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

70. For some young people, arriving on time for a students' party will probably be considered_______.

    A. very difficult         B. particularly thoughtful

              C. friendly and polite                     D. socially unacceptable

71. According to the writer, people in their late thirties_______.

              A. are likely to arrive late for a party

             B. care little about the party time

             C. haven' t really grown up yet

             D. like surprises at parties

72. What is the general idea of the text?     

             A. It' s safe to arrive late just when food is served.

             B. It' s wise to eat something before going to a party.

             C. It' s important to follow social rules of party-going.

             D. It' s necessary to read invitations carefully.

Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____ tired of having one examination after another.