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.                                   .

　　Miss Wu is a young teacher of English in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions to her students and when she wanted to get feedback (反馈) from her students. The headmaster told her that she should use more English in her class.

　　Miss Wu made a plan like this:

　　·Talk with an Englishman every Sunday for two hours to learn more .English expressions;

　　·Write some English expressions on cards. These cards not only remind her to use English in class, but also help her remember some expressions;

　　·Have a five-minute talk in English with students before class.

　　She used body language to help her if students could not understand.

　　One year later, she found she could use English freely in class.

(1) Miss Wu ________.

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A．has a poor memory

B．is a teacher of Chinese

C．loves her job

D．is angry with the headmaster

(2) The headmaster came to Miss Wu's class to ________.

[　　]

A．write some English expressions on cards

B．help her improve her English teaching

C．give instructions to the students

D．get feedback from the students

(3) After the headmaster left, Miss Wu realized that she should ________ in her class.

[　　]

A．use more Chinese

B．use more English

C．use half English and half Chinese

D．use body language

(4) What does the underlined word “remind” mean?

[　　]

(5) What is the main idea of this passage?

[　　]

A．Use cards in English teaching.

B．Talk with English-speaking people.

C．Speak more English in English class.

D．Learn more English expressions.

People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 　46　 date very year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 　47 　 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 　48 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 　49 , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 　50 .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 　51　 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 　52 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 　53 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 　54 their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 　55 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

46. A. familiar　　　　 B. same　　　　　 C. important　　　　 D. normal

47. A. If　　　　　　 B. Even though 　　 C. While　　　　　 D. Before

48. A. comes　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　 C. looks　　　　　　 D. counts

49. A. loudly　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　　 D. safely

50. A. walk　　　　　 B. secret　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　 D. treatment

51. A. put on　　　　 B. write down　　　 C. take away　　　　 D. look after

52. A. quickly　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. harder　　　　　 D. hardly

53. A. its　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　 D. their

54. A. follow　　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　 D. give

55. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. from