-Tom has a lot of parties recently.
- Yes, that may ________ why he didn’t do well in the test.

Tom has been out of work for two years, so he has difficulty______.

TS said that everyone has a changing circle of friends. However, no matter how frequently we renew our phone books, some names always remain. These names remind us of the good times we spent together with our friends. Though we may not see them every  day, they will always stay in our hearts.

Tom was often called "Big Head" at school because of his extraordinarily large head. He was one of my close friends at primary school. But since graduation, we have been studying in different cities and haven't seen each other for a long time.

Several days ago, I received an e-mail saying that my former classmates from primary school were holding a party to get together and chat about past memories. I was so excited because [ would get to see Tom again. What would he look like now? Would we still feel as close to each other as we had done back then? I was a little frightened about what I would find.

When I arrived at the party, I did manage to recognize Tom. However, he was much taller than he had been before. What's more, his head was no longer big.

"Hi, Buddy. Do you recognize me?" Tom walked towards me.

"Of course. How could I ever forget our ' Big Head' ," I said jokingly, "But where has your big head gone?"

"Haha, maybe it didn't keep up with the steps of time and stayed in the past," Tom patted his own head and answered with a laugh.

All my misgivings suddenly disappeared. I realized that time had changed us outwardly, but our friendship hadn't changed at all. I chatted happily with Tom about our shared experiences in primary school.

Then I looked around the small room and saw different faces, both familiar and unfamiliar, but none of them the faces of strangers. The whole party was filled with a warm atmosphere. Everyone was lost in the sweet memories of childhood. They forgot all their present-day stresses and pressures.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? Come and get some pizza!" A call from a friend woke me up from my thoughts. I hurried towards the table. "Wait! That biggest piece is mine!"

1.Why are some names always in our phone books?

A．Because everyone has a changing circle of friends.

B．Because we sometimes forget to renew phone books.

C．Because we'll never forget some of our friends.

D．Because our circle of friends will not change.

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Tom has changed a lot since primary school.

B．Tom invited the author to the get-together party by email.

C．The author recognized Tom immediately because of his big head.

D．Tom couldn't recognize the author at the first sight.

3.What does the underlined word "misgiving" mean (in para. 8 )?

A．expectation and excitement               B．worries and doubts

C．stresses and pressures                   D．shyness and nervousness

4.The author writes the last paragraph to show

A．others can't understand what the author is thinking about

B．The pizzas are not adequate for everyone in the party

C．the author wants to have a big pizza very much

D．the author enjoys the warm atmosphere of the party greatly

5.Which of the following proverbs can be used to conclude this passage.'?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.          B．Time reveals a person's heart.

C．Friends are like wine; the older, the better.    D．A faithful friend is hard to find.

Tom has _____ good knowledge of English and this will improve his chance of finding _____ proper job.

单句填空：(共15题，满分15分)

1.The most important days are the ________ that we spent in America.

2.According to my judgement, neither he nor you _________(come) from America.

3.I missed the early bus this morning. That was ________I came late for class.

4.__________ is well-known, Tai Wang Island is part of China.

5.We wonder _________ the students have finished their homework.

6. The present situation makes _______ difficult for us to accomplish the task on time.

7.Your composition is not as interesting as ________(I).

8.Shanghai is larger than any _______ city in Asia.

9.Only after Jack returned_________ I learn about the truth.

10.We will go to see the movie no mater _______ hard it rains.

11.Tom has studied Chinese in the school________ the year of 2000.

12. ________ the help of my teacher , I caught up with the other students.

13.It was the third time that he _________(make)the same mistake.

14.A new teaching building ______________(build) in our school now.

15.He was made ________ ( do )his homework.