My father gave me a pen as my birthday gift yesterday. It _______ very well.  

A. is written       B. is writing       C. writes        D. was written

 Two big guns are fired, and it is the _______ for the celebrations to begin.  

  A. mark.          B. sign            C. signal       D. symbol

——Did you know any French before you arrived in Washington?

——Never ____ it, actually.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. had I learned　　 B. have I learned　　 C. I learned　　 D. was I learning

 We shouldn’t take ______for granted that we still have a lot of time before the

Entrance Examination.  

A．this       B．that      C．it       D．such

 I have no one ____ me, for I am a new comer here.              

A. help     B. helping     C. to help     D. to have helped

 They say that ___ Chinese language is particularly difficult for ___ European.    

A. the; an             B. / ; the                    C. the; a                    D. / ; a 

假如你是新华中学的李华。在感恩节到来之际，你用英语给英语老师吴老师写一封感谢信以表达自己对老师的感恩之情。内容包括：

1. 老师的优秀品格对自己的积极影响；          2. 老师在学习和生活上对自己的帮助；

3. 努力学习回报老师；                                  4. 表达祝愿。

注意：1. 词数100左右，文章的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文通顺。

Dear Miss Wu,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

LiHua

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，则在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，并在该行右边横线上写出该词，且也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下面画一横线_____，并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：该行没有错的不要改。

Last weekend, I helped my grandparents prepared their trip                              81. _________

to Jiuzaigou. On Saturday morning, together with my grandparents, I               82. _________

searched for the Internet for the train schedule, the weather                             83. _________

in Jiuzaigou, and some hotel informations. In the afternoon,                              84. _________

I went to the train station and managed to buy two tickets

for my grandparents although there is a long queue.                                        85. _________

After dinner, I packed into the suitcase the things what my grandparents           86. _________

would need, such as clothes, glasses, a umbrella, and a map.                           87. _________

The next morning, I went to the station to see off.                                          88. _________

Wave goodbye to them on the platform, I felt                                                      89. _________

happy. I sincerely wished them a safely journey.                                              90. _________

根据首字母提示、汉语提示和所学课文内容填空

76. The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a s__________________ reference book in the States.

77．As we came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, we sailed into the c_________________ site of the dam.

78. The results of his experiments were _________________ ( 发表) in China in 1969.

79. Many people think the monster may be a _________________ (远的) cousin of the Loch Ness Monster.

80. And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and _________________ (指挥)the traffic.

An American woman living in Wisconsin volunteered to tutor English to a Japanese woman who had moved into the same community. “Before each lesson, and on each and every visit,” the American reported, “the Japanese lady brought me a gift — a book, some paper sculpture, flowers, or candy. It was discomforting.”

Unknowingly, this American was experiencing a custom rooted centuries deep in the Japanese culture. Gift giving is an institution and a revered custom in Japan. Gift giving is a necessity, not merely a nicety as in the West. In Japan the proper gift is thought to express the giver's true friendship, gratitude, and respect far better than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

So you know gift giving plays a very important role in nowadays society. Now let's see what's happening in other countries.

Germany

A West Virginia manager, visiting Germany for the first time, was invited to the home of his largest customer. He decided to bring his hostess a bouquet( 束) of flowers. He selected a dozen red roses.

Oops! Terrible mistake! Social gift giving is popular and well-established in Germany but has certain do's and don'ts.

Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home, but there are three taboos（禁忌） to remember: 1) red roses signify a romantic interest, 2) an even number of flowers signify bad luck, as does the number thirteen, and 3) always unwrap the flowers before presenting them. This West Virginia was making what amounted to a passion at his customer's wife.

Greece

　　The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening's entertainment. If you do present a gift, avoid personal items, such as ties and shirts. If you are invited to a Greek home, flowers or a cake for the hostess is an appropriated gift.

Italy

When you are invited to a person's home for dinner, it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolates for your hostess, although it is just as considerate to have the flowers sent the next day. Yellow roses can signify “jealousy.” And in Italy never send chrysanthemums(菊花), since they suggest death.

72. Why did the American woman feel uneasy?

     A. Because she wasn’t used to the Japanese custom of giving gifts.

     B. Because she was unsatisfied with the gifts given by the japanese woman.

     C. Because she promised to teach the Japanese woman for free.

     D. Because she had to send other gifts in return.

73. Which of the following is an improper gift given in Greece?

     A. A bundle of lily.     B. Chocolates.             C. Books.                  D. Shorts.

74. It might be a terrible mistake to send flowers improperly as gifts in _______ according to the text.

     A. Japan and Italy                                          B. Germany and Greece

     C. Japan and Greece                                       D. Italy and Germany

75. The main idea of this passage probably is _________.

     A. think twice when you send flowers as gifts

     B. the importance of gift giving in various countries

     C. some suggestions on gifts giving in different countries

     D. take care when you send gifts in different countries