John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it.

     A. finished            B. finishing               C. having finished             D. was finished

The school’s music group will be giving a big show tomorrow night and two        on the weekend.

     A. more              B. other                C. else                    D. another

-- Didn't you have a good time at the party?

   -- Of course I did. As a matter of fact, I had such fun that time seemed to _______ so quickly.

     A. go by              B. go away              C. go out                  D. go over

They became friends again that day. Until then, they _______ to each other for nearly two years.

      A. didn't speak        B. hadn't spoken       C. haven' t spoken    D. haven' t been speaking

In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ________.

      A. that used to be   B. it is used to               C. it was used to                D. it used to be

-- Was Martin sorry for what he' d done?

-- ___________. It was just like him!

      A. Never mind        B. All right       C. Not really                D. Not surprisingly

The teacher __ have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn't have wasted time on him, I suppose.

     A. should              B. can                C. would                  D. must

Little _______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.

     A. he realized         B. he didn't realize         C. didn't he realize             D. did he realize

The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

     A. after             B. before             C. since                  D. when

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

以“礼物”为主题写一篇作文。该文章必须包括以下内容：

1．你送礼物的对象及所送的礼物；

2．该礼物对他（她）可能产生的影响或带来的变化。