1. We can’t see stars in the d      .

 Everyone wants to have a wonderful birthday party. How to get ready for it? Here are some ideas for you.

First, make the date of your party earlier.

Having a party on your birthday may be great，but sometimes your schedule(日程安排）won’t allow that and you’ll have to have it sometime before or after your real birthday.

Second, choose people who you want at your party. Close friends are a good idea，and so are family members, relatives and other people you know well.

Now it’s time for the best part： Planning your party! But first and the most important, you’ll need to send out invitations to your guests.

Next you have to decide what entertainment (娱乐活动）you will provide： Will it be a crazy activity that everyone will enjoy? Will a certain service or business provide the entertainment? Remember： Just fit everyone’s interest.

Then, decide what food you would like to serve. Cake is good birthday food, but other food like pizza is also popular.

At last, get out there, greet your guests, and throw an unforgettable, amazing party that will have your guests talking for days (or years)! Talk to your guests. Not only will it make them happy to talk with the host (or hostess), but it will keep them from getting bored! But remember： don’t let your party be too late. Guests have other things to do more than your party all day.

1. Why do you need to make the date of your party earlier?

A. Because having a birthday party is great.

B. Because we have one birthday every year.

C. Because we need to invite all the friends.

D. Because some things may affect your schedule.

2. What’s the most important part of planning your party?

A. Choosing people who you want.

B. Sending out invitations to your guests.

C. Deciding what food you would like to serve.

D. Deciding what entertainment you want to provide.

3. What is a successful birthday party?

A. Receiving many good presents.

B. Remembering your own age.

C. Just fitting everyone’s interest.

D. Enjoying delicious food.

4. Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Talking to the guests will make them bored.

B. Greeting the guests will make them happy.

C. The ending time of the party shouldn’t be too late.

D. Guests might have something else to do more than taking part in your party.

5. How many steps of planning a birthday party does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Three.    B. Four.

C. Five.    D. Six.

 I am going to have a party tomorrow night. I tell my mother that she needn’t do 1 for me. My friend Jane is coming, too. She would like to help me，but she can’t. Because she 2 a piano lesson in the morning and in the afternoon she has to 3 her sister. So I will do everything by myself. I try to make the party a nice one.

I sent invitations to my friends the day 4  yesterday. Now I am thinking about what I need to do tomorrow. Yes! I have to 5 the room and do some shopping. I am going 6 some food, drinks and some fruit in the supermarket. I am going to make a shopping list before I go. I also have to decorate(装饰）the room. I need 7 so many things, so I don’t have 8 time to see the movie Lost in Thailand.

The party will begin __9  8 p. m. We will have fun at the party. I will be very 10 but I will feel very happy.

1. A. something    B. anything

   C. nothing    D. everything

2. A. has     B. have

   C. had    D. took

3. A. look up    B. look for

   C. look after    D. look at

4. A. after    B. before

   C. and    D. or

5. A. clean    B. cleaning

   C. do    D. doing

6. A. buy    B. sell

   C. to buy    D. buying

7. A. to make    B. make

   C. do    D. to do

8. A. too    much    B. much too

   C. too    many    D. a few

9. A. at    B. in

    C. on    D. with

10. A. tired    B. interested

C. excited    D. angry

10. —Can you come to my party on Friday?

—Sure,       .

A. I’d love    B. I’d love    to

C. I can come    D. I can’t

9. I’m glad to get your__to spend vacation with you.

A. invite    B. invitation

C. invited    D. inviting

8. —     ?

   —It’s Monday the 16th.

A. What’s today     B. What’s the date

C. What day is it    D. What time is it

7. - Would you come to my birthday party  tomorrow evening?

-  I'm afraid I      . I    have to look after my grandparents.

A. wouldn’t    B. can’t

C. won’t    D. mustn’t

6. I applied(申请）for the job but they      .

A. turned me down    B. turned down me

C. turned him down    D. turned down him

5. The fans were       to know the death of their favorite singing star, Whitney Houston.

A. glad    B. angry

C. excited    D. surprised

4. —My father is coming back on Wednesday.

—Oh, today is Monday, so you can see your father      .

A. today

B. the day before yesterday

C. tomorrow

D. the day after tomorrow