阅读下列短文，完成任务A和B。
Introduction to invitations（邀请活动简介）
Invitations are important. In the west, people often give invitations to their friends. Most invitations are for dinner or a birthday party.
When people accept（接受）an invitation to a dinner or party, they usually ask what they can bring. They often take flowers, chocolates, or other presents. People usually take a birthday present to a birthday party.
After a dinner or birthday party ,most people telephone the host（主人）to say “thank you”. Some people write a short thank-you note or send an e-mail to the host.
任务A：Mary想邀请James参加生日晚会，请将以下各项活动按正确的顺序排列，把序号填入相应的横线上。
A. Mary and James enjoy the party together.     
B. James accepts the invitation.
C. James writes a thank-you note.              
D. James brings a birthday present.
E. Mary invites her friend James to her birthday party.
. 　E　   1.____    2. ____   3.____  4 .____
任务B：请你帮James 给Mary 写一句表示感谢的话。
5.                                   .

The lady with the white fence（篱笆）taught me to leave the gale to life open.. .

My husband died in an accident and I became very angry. I hated being alone. One day, as I was　 43　 down a busy street, I suddenly noticed a new fence around a house. I pulled off to really watch it. It was such a good 　44　 that I was deeply touched. I could not send 　45 away. The fence still smelled of fresh paint.

“Hello!" I came up and said to a lady in the back garden, “I came to see the fence. It's so beautiful!"

“Oh! The fence is not there for me," the lady explained to me in a calm voice, “I live alone. _ 46_ so many people pass by every day, and I think they may be pleased to see something really attractive. 　　47　 stop like you and come up to have a chat. "

"But weren't you sad when they expanded (拓宽) the road and everything changed so much?"

"Change is part of life and takes part in 　 48　 us who we are. When something we do not

like happens to us, we have two choices—to become a 　 49　 person or to become a better person."

Her reply changed my life. I carefully left the gate open and drove on 　50 a new feeling inside me. I could not tell 　51 it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 　52 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my way.

(　　　 ) 43. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running

(　　　 ) 44. A. street B. paint C. house D. job

(　　　 ) 45. A. it B. them C. myself D. her

(　　　 ) 46. A. But B. Thus C. And D. As

(　　　 ) 47. A. Few B. A few C. Everyone D. None

{　 　　) 48. A. finding B. telling C. catching D. making

(　　　 ) 49. A. fitter B. bitter C. smarter D. sweeter

(　　　 ) 50. A. with B. for C. to D. by

(　　　 ) 51. A. when B. where C. who D. what

(　　　 ) 52. A. beyond B. once C. instead D. though

　-　I　wore　sports　shoes　to　the　bal　yesterday　evening　by　mistake!

    -　Oh,　dear,　you　must　be　very　_____　at　the　bal!

    A.　embarrassed　　　　B.　satisfied　C.　tired　　　　D.　surprised

 

根据课文内容，完成下列任务

A. 完成下列表格，每空词数不限

Liz Smith

Liz Smith faces many challenges in her daily life because she is a (1)　　        person.

Liz Smith can’t use her (2)　　        well, so normal things have always been difficult for her.

Liz Smith loves (3)　　        and she’d love to have a dog.

Liz Smith is able to have a “dog-helper” because of Miss Li’s (4)　　      .

Liz Smith will send (5)　　       if Miss Li likes.

 

完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

Once a man wanted to go 　 1 　 one side of a river to　 2 　 in a boat. He　 3 　 take　 4 　 him a sheep, a wolf and a basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them　 5 　, because the boat was very　 6 　. “If I　 7 　 the wolf and the sheep together, the wolf may eat the sheep,” he said to　 8 　.“If I leave the sheep and the vegetables together, the sheep may eat the vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had an idea. And he　 9 　 able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep, the wolf, and the vegetables. Do you know 　 10 　?

1.                A．on　　         B．in　　          C．from　　 D．with

 

2.                A．another 　      B．the other　      C．others 　     D．other

 

3.                A．had to 　　     B．has to　　       C．have to 　　  D．must

 

4.                A．after　　       B．with　　        C．about 　　　 D．up

 

5.                A．once a time     B．at time　　　    C．in time   D．at a time

 

6.                A．large　　       B．big　           C．small 　　    D．beautiful

 

7.                A．will leave       B．left　          C．leave　   D．have left

 

8.                A．oneself　　     B．myself　        C．itself　　 D．himself

 

9.                A．was　　        B．is　　          C．be 　　  D．can

 

10.                                A．how did he it     B．what did he it

C．how did he do it                   D．how he did it