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Jack is studying in a boarding school. Here is one of the letters he w____ (1) to his p____ (2) from the school.

Dear Mum and Dad,

I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. I have been very naughty (淘气的) and the headmaster is very a____ (3) with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and t____ (4) me away from here. She doesn't want me to study at school any l____ (5).The t____ (6) started last night when I was smoking in bed. That was against the rules, of course. We shouldn't smoke at all. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps c____ (7) towards the room. I didn't want a teacher to c____ (8) me smoking, s____ I threw it away. u____ (10), the cigarette fell into the paper, which caught fire. The headmaster phoned “119”. b____ (11) the time the firemen arrived, the whole school was on f____ (12). Many of the students were in the hospital. The headmaster said the fire was all my fault and you h____ (13) to pay for the damage. I'm very s____ (14) about this. Dear Mum and Dad don't worry about me. None of the above is t____ (15), but I have failed my exam. I just want you to know how bad things could have been. I will work harder on my lessons from now on.

Love from Jack

Peter wanted to know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never     1   .
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha,     2  ” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be   3   to come.” Bill answered. Peter then asked Bill to bring his violin. He said Bill and Martha sang well together. He said he was sure everyone    4  want Bill and Martha to sing for them. That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the  5   cake in the world. I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget     6  something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house!   7 agreed.
The party was a big    8  . However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha   9    the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the   10  .”
【小题1】A. give                B. giving               C. making
【小题2】A. too                B. either              C. yet
【小题3】A. unhappy             B. sorry               C. glad
【小题4】A. would               B. will                C. is
【小题5】A. good               B. best                C. better
【小题6】A. asking              B. asked                C. to ask
【小题7】A. They               B. He                  C. Them
【小题8】A. successful          B. success             C. succeed
【小题9】A. as                  B. in                  C. for
【小题10】A. invitation        B. invite              C. ask

--- Don’t worry. Your mother is coming to help you.
---_______ she doesn’t come and I am here alone?

 In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A．Because they may have four seasons in one day

B．Because they often have very good weather

C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D．Because the sky is sunny all day

2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A．sunshine and snow                      B．black clouds

C．summer and winter                      D．spring and autumn

3."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too _____in winter."

A．warm             B．cool              C．cold              D．rainy

4.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A．their friends ask them to do so

B．it often rains in England

C．they are going to sell them

D．they are their favourite things

5.The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

A．Bad Seasons                           B．Summer or Winter

C．The Weather in England                  D．Strange English People