One kind of letter most people enjoy writing is the letter of thanks or appreciation. It's pleasant to say "thank you" to someone who has been generous or thoughtful.

Every gift, however trifling, should be acknowledged(表示感谢)with a note of thanks. Every favor or courtesy(礼貌)- every kindness or attention on the part of a neighbor or friend - every expression of hospitality- certainly every letter of condolence(吊唁)or congratulation - deserves sincere and gracious(有礼貌的)acknowledgement.

It doesn't matter if you have already expressed your appreciation in person; a letter must still be written. It can be as brief and simple as you like, but it should express your appreciation with sincerity and warmth. Remember that half the joy of giving is the anticipation(预料)of receiving pleased acknowledgement, and surely the person who has been thoughtful or generous toward you deserves that satisfaction!

The underlined word "trifling" probably means "________".

A. of little value    B. important     C. valuable       D. precious

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. We need not write a letter of thanks if we have already said "thank you" personally.

B. Usually no replies are written to letters of condolence.

C. Our letters of thanks may be short, but we should be sincere.

D. We should not, however, expect letters of thanks for what we give. 

完成下列句子

你必须坚决执行这次决定。

You must firmly________ ________the decision.

II. 单句改错。  下列句子中，每句有一个错误，请予以改正。（共10小题，计10分）

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：必须严格按以上要求做题，否则无效。

1. The letter he looked forward to arriving surprisingly.

2. She has a gift of learning languages.

3. He rather than I have the chance to go abroad.

4. Towards nightfall I found myself carrying out to sea by a strong wind.

5. Don’t you think it would be better if you are a bit thinner?

6.The reason why he was late was because he missed the train by one minute this morning.

7.We must make this clear that anyone who breaks the law will be punished.

8.The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I mustn’t have taken the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

9. He said he has worked for nearly ten years and he wanted to go home.

10. The thought what they could cross the whole continent was exciting.

随着网络的发展，很多人给亲朋好友发电子贺卡表示问候和祝福。请根据以下提示，写一篇100字左右的短文，阐述电子贺卡的优越性。
1.传递速度快；
2.形式多种多样；
3.有利于保护环境；
4.可以播放动画和声音。
注意：
1.文章必须包括以上要点，可以适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译。
2. 词数：100词左右。
生词：电子贺卡——e-card; 动画——animation
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单句改错 （共5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分）

此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，每句只有一处错误，必须按下列要求改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在下面写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在下面写出改正后的词。

Last night, his father came back late as usually.

At the end of 16^th century, about five to seven million people spoke English.

The Mekong River becomes rapids as it passes across deep valleys.

This is the reason why she explained to me just now.

The boss requested that all the work must be finished as soon as possible.