31、Dear Sonia,

I am having a party for my 13th birthday．Can you come to my birthday party? It will be a wonderful party．You can listen to some pop music and you can see a big birthday cake．I think it’s much bigger than your backpack．It is as big as a desk．Did you see such a cake? It will be a special party, too．It’s also a ball．You can dance to the nice music．But you have to take a partner （伙伴；搭档）．The party begins at 7:00 pm on Friday．Welcome to my house．You will enjoy yourself! Don’t forget to take a boy!

                                                                       Yours,

                                                                         Lily

1．This is an invitation _____．

    A．to a boy           B．From Sonia             C．to Sonia           D．to Lily

2．There is a very _____At the party．

    A．big backpack    B．small desk             C．big cake       D．big desk

3．The underlined （划线的） word “ball” means _____．

    A．basketball    B．soccer ball              C．dancing party  D．match

4．The party will be held （举行） ______．

    A．in the evening                             B．next Friday 

C．on the weekends                          D．in the morning

5．If Bob goes to the party, he may need to take a _____ with him．

    A．boy           B．girl          C．ball          D．dog

28、用所给动词的正确形式完成短文。

I can't remember when I started collecting litter．It was when l got tired of ___1___（see）litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up．

I live near a big square in Neijiang，Sichuan Province，I can ___2___（walk）there in three minutes! I used to love going there to play．But one day there was so much litter there that I ___3___（become）very unhappy．I decided I had to clean up the square．I wanted ___4___（feel）happy going there again．

I made my first visit to clean the square that afternoon．I ___5___（take）a big black rubbish bag with me．Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter，my bag was full! It had cans，bottles，broken glass and newspapers in it．From then on，I went to the square four times a month to pick up the litter．I often work there for three hours．It ___6___（make）me feel great to do something for the environment．

After each visit，I look at all the litter that I ___7___（find）．If any of it is recyclable（可回收的），I keep it．I can't understand why people drop litter．I ___8___（keep）picking it until they stop ___9___（drop）it．I know now I ___10___（do）a small bit to make our city cleaner，but I still think it is important．

26、Did you watch the closing ceremony（闭幕式）of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? Then do you still remember the eight-minute performance at the Bird's Nest（鸟巢）by people from London? Of course，the famous British football star David Beckham was there，but there was also a wonderful voice heard at the ceremony．The voice was from Leona Lewis，6ne of the hottest pop singers in the United Kingdom．

Leona was born in 1985．She wrote her first song when she was only twelve．Since then she's won several singing contests．She studied singing，dancing and acting，and found she was interested in writing songs very much．

In the year 2006，Leona took part in the famous British talent show and became the winner．Her first single broke the world record when it was downloaded 50000 times in 30 minutes．Her first album was a huge success．Bleeding Love，a song on the album，was one of the best songs of 2007!

Leona once said that making an album by herself had been her dream ever since she was five．Now her dream has come true．But we believe it is just the beginning of her success．

1．How long did Londoners perform at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A．For eight minutes． B．For five minutes． C．For fifteen minutes．

2．Where is Leona from?

A．America．          B．France．          C．Britain．

3．When Leona sang at the Bird's Nest in Beijing，she was _________．

A．20              B．23                C．25

4．Which of the following is TRUE about Leona?

A．She made the most albums．

B．Her first single was a great success．

C．Her dance at the closing ceremony impressed people a lot．

5．We can know from．the passage that _________．

A．Leona once dreamed of becoming a famous song writer

B．Bleeding Love became the most popular song of 2008

C．Leona showed her talent for singing when she was a teenager