Dear Rose，

Thank you very much on inviting me to your birthday party on Sunday．I’d like very much go but I’ll have a examination on Monday morning. It is very importance but I can’t afford to fail it．I’ll spend all the whole weekend reading and prepare for it．So I’m really sorry that I will be able to go this time．I hope you can understand me．I’ll take this chance to wish you wonderful time on your birthday．Happy birthday，Lily，and many return of the day!

Yours,

Mike

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Dear Mr Smith,

　    Thank you very much for invite me to go and stay with                           1.       

you in Nanjing.It’s the most beautiful city,and I have been                              2.       

eager to see you again.So I’m very sorry to tell you that I can’t                      3.       

go this summer vacation,since I’ve already been promised                              4.       

to stay with my grandmother in the countryside.She has                                 5.       

already 65 years old and miss me so much that I have no choice                      6.       

but do it.I’m busy preparing for my college entrance exams                                   7.       

all these days and I feel quite sure of myself.I wish I can go,                          8.       

and see you and Tom at the end this year.                                                     9.       

Best wishes to both you and Tom!                                                               10.       

                                                                                    Yours sincerely,

                                                                                    Song Ping

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A: Excuse me. 1

B: I'm sorry . I don't know . 2

A: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the nearest post office?

B: Yes? Take a No. 2 bus. 3

A: Thank you very much.

After getting off the bus.

A: Excuse me, can you tell me 4 , please?

B: Yes. Walk down this road, and turn to the left at the first crossing. then walk on a few yards, and there you are.

A : 5

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A．You'd better ask that policeman over there.

B．How can I get to the nearest post office?

C．Is there a post office near here?

D．How to get to the post office?

E．Thanks.

F．Get off at the zoo and you'll find the post office.

G．It's about a few yards down this street .

My name is Margaret. I have been a professional      for twenty years. I’m always      how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love.    , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we      the very things that can bring us    and teach us many valuable lessons.

I was hired to      a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine     , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these      were important and necessary so that she could remain     . Our focus was just that -     her to remain living independently.

It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her

pillow after she had      got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had      sheets; I love the      of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t      the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”

Such a simple      as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I      unconditional care. The next day we sat down and      what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her      her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.

I’m so      for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost     because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.

1.A. teacher      B. doctor  C. coach           D. caregiver

2.A. worried      B. confused       C. amazed D. interested

3.A. However    B. Therefore     C. Besides D. Though

4.A. value B. admire  C. acquire D. ignore

5.A. wisdom      B. joy         C. knowledge    D. wealth

6.A. care for      B. look for          C. call up   D. pick up                   

7.A. constantly  B. happily C. properly     D. immediately

8.A. lessons       B. tasks      C. meals    D. gifts

9.A. calm  B. confident      C. comfortable      D. independent

10.A. helping    B. forcing  C. persuading    D. advising

11.A. also B. even     C. still             D. just

12.A. new B. clean     C. expensive     D. beautiful

13.A. style         B. size           C. smell       D. color

14.A. make        B. repair   C. change D. buy

15.A. pleasure  B. success C. offer            D. desire

16.A. needed    B. learned          C. took      D. got

17.A. dealt with         B. took up C. carried out    D. talked about

18.A. sharing     B. comparing     C. discussing      D. recalling

19.A. famous     B. sorry     C. anxious D. thankful

20.A. accepted B. missed  C. understood       D. gained        

The Doll and the White Rose
I was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back．The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．”The little boy seemed very disappointed．
I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there．"His eyes were so sad．"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."
My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and continued, "I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."
I quickly reached for my wallet and said," Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll．"
"OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．
Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much．But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose ! "
Then I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured．The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state．Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away．I couldn't stop myself from going to the funeral. Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever．

1. 1.

   The boy wanted to buy the doll because______.

   1. A.
      he had always been eager for such a doll
   2. B.
      Santa Claus didn't give him any Christmas gift
   3. C.
      he would give it to his mother as a birthday surprise
   4. D.
      he wanted to turn his sister's Christmas wish into reality
2. 2.

   We can learn from the story that______.

   1. A.
      the boy's sister died after staying in hospital for two weeks
   2. B.
      the boy's family were all seriously injured in a car accident
   3. C.
      the author gave the boy some extra money without his notice
   4. D.
      the boy's mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas
3. 3.

   The story most probably conveys the message that______.

   1. A.
      a kind act can bring joy and hope to others
   2. B.
      a gift is a perfect way to express love for others
   3. C.
      losing a family member is a heavy blow to children
   4. D.
      a religiou s belief can help one solve problems in his life