I moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbors who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors I know. There were nine neighbors whom I knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in.

I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no idea who she was and which house she lived in.

I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbor's front porches(门廊) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards: "Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road."

I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.

My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.

This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply: Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.

The Thank You card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, "Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it."

I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice lady's basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr. Kelly was meant to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the nice lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kelly's last days be more cheerful.

1.How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send?

  A. Nine.         B. Eight.     C. Ten.       D. Eleven.

2.Where did the friendly lady live?

A. She lived at the end of Northumberland Road.

B. Her address was 5104 Northumberland Road.

C. She was thought to share a house with Mr. Kelly.

D. The author was not sure about her address at all.

3.How did the author’s neighbors respond to his gifts?

  A. They liked the gifts very much and were thankful.

  B. They were thankful that they wanted to be friends.

  C. They all made phone calls to say “Thank You”.

  D. They all visited him by person to show gratitude.

4.What does the author mean in the last paragraph?

  A. He was regretful that the nice lady didn’t receive his gift.

  B. He was glad to have made Mr. Kelly's life more pleasant. 

  C. He thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket.

  D. The old lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy.

下列句子中，每句有一个错误，请予以改正。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。
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注意：必须严格按以上要求做题，否则无效。
1.      They shook hands and kissed each other on their cheek.
2.      Walking ahead and you’ll see the library on your right.
3.      Who would you have to deliver the parcel?
4.      Only then we realize how important friendship was.
5.      The baby bent over, curious watching the red spider.
6.      The teacher gave a series of example in her lecture in order that everybody could understand.
7.      I have met him in several occasions, but don’t remember his name.
8.      I’ve come with a message from Mr. Wang how he won’t be able to see you this afternoon.
9.      The problem discussed now is about the newly-built canteen.
10.  The boy lost his heart when he learned that he failed the exam again.

I _______ have met him a long time ago. Both his name and face are very familiar.

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

Never before in my life ________such a beautiful girl with so many high qualities. 

A. I met    B. did I meet   C. I have met    D. have I met

What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words — the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange (交流) of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can ’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They are English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, but they make language. But people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first.
【小题1】Language is used to ________.