A wedding(婚礼) Invitation

You’re invited to the wedding of Carrie and Henry at St John’s Church(教堂), on Saturday January 24^th at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at the Blue Sky Restaurant, at 6:00p.m.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 R.S.V.P: December 29th

Dear Joe, 　 I’m so excited and I have to enjoy the news with you. Today is December 23rd, I got a very special invitation from Carrie before Christmas Day(圣诞节). Do you remember the party for the Sydney group at Henry’s house? And do you remember my best friend, Carrie? Well, guess what? Carrie and Henry are getting married? It’s so romantic! Love is here! Carrie and Henry are having a big wedding at St. John’s Church. Monica and James are going to their wedding. Oh, I can’t wait to enjoy it. I got the invitation and it is for two people. Can you come to the wedding with me? Carrie and Henry are going to Suzhou for their honey moon(蜜月). I’m buying them a camera for their wedding. But before the wedding, I’d like to get my hair cool and buy a pink dress first. Call me at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, January 23rd, OK? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Maria

36. Maria got this wedding invitation from 　　　　 .

　 A. Carrie.　　　　　 B. Joe.　　　　　 C. Monica.　　　　　　 D. James

37. Monica and James are taking part in the wedding on 　　　　 .

　 A. Friday morning.　 B. Friday afternoon.　 C. Saturday morning.　 D. Saturday afternoon.

38. What does “getting married” mean in Chinese?

　 A. 参加聚会　　　 B. 过圣诞节　　　 C. 做礼拜　　　　　 D. 结婚

39. The friends to the wedding party are going to have dinner 　　　 .

　 A. in Suzhou.　　　 B. at Henry’s house　 C. at St John’s Church D. at the Blue Sky Restaurant

40. From the invitation card, we know that 　　　 .

　 A. Monica is having fun in Suzhou.　　　　　 B. they are having the wedding in January.

　 C. Monica is going to buy a camera for Joe　　 D. the wedding dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.

　　阅读理解

　　Mr and Mrs Yates had one daughter. Her name was Carol, and she was nineteen years old. Carol lived with her parents and worked in an office. She had some friends, but she did not like any of the boys very much.

　　Then she met a very nice young man. His name was George Watts, and he worked in a bank near her office. They went out together quite a lot, and he came to Carol's parents' house twice, and then last week Carol went to her father and said "I'm going to marry（与…结婚）George Watts, Daddy. He was here yesterday."

　　"Oh, yes," her father said. "He is a nice boy, but has he got any money?"

　　"Oh, men! All of you are the same," the daughter answered angrily. "I met George on the first of June and on the second he said to me, 'Has your father got any money'?"

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Carol lived with her ______ .　　　　　　

[　　]

　　 A. father　　B. mother　　C. parents　　D. parent

　　2. Carol did not like any of the boys very much ______ George Watts.

[　　]

　　 A. besides 　　B. except 　　C. and　　 D. or

　　3. George went to Carol's parents' house ______ .

[　　]

　　 A. one time　　　 B. two times

　　 C. three times　　D. four times

　　4. Carol said to her ______ , "I'm going to marry George Watts."

[　　]

　　 A. father 　　B. mother 　　C. friends 　　D. George Watts

　　5. ______ said, "Has he got any money?"　　

[　　]

　　 A. Carol's mother　　B. Carol's father

　　 C. George Watts　　　D. Both Mr Yates and George Watts

　　 As prices and building costs keep rising （上升）, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势）, in the US continues （继续）to grow. ?

　　　　“We needed furniture （家具）for our living room, ”says John Kose, “and we didn't have enough money to buy it. ”So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married （结婚）six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2week course（课程）for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs（修理）around the house. ?

　　 Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died （去世）. He has a fulltime job at home as well as（除……之外）in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received（收到）a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset （不安）about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix （修理）the car myself. ”?

　　 John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”. you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to do things yourself. ?

　　 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。?

　　 （1）. We know from the passage that many people_________ .

　　 A. seldom（几乎不）go to a department store to buy things?

　　 B. take DIY courses run （经营）by the government （政府）?

　　 C. have to learn to make their own furniture ?

　　 D. find it hard to pay for what they need ?

　　 （2）. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _________.

　　 A. improve the quality （质量）of life?

　　 B. save time and money ?

　　 C. make or repair things ?

　　 D. run a DIY shop

　　 （3）. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.

　　 A. keeps house and looks after his children ?

　　 B. does his own car and home repairs ?

　　 C. does extra work at night ?

　　 D. make shoes in his home ?

　　 （4）. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when________ .

　　 A. he had to raise the children all by himself ?

　　 B. he could not possibly do two jobs ?

　　 C. the car repair class was not helpful ?

　　 D. his car repairs cost too much ?

　　 （5）. What's the best title of the passage? ?

　　 A. Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY. ?

　　 B. You Can Do It Too. ?

　　 C. The Joy of DIY. ?

　　 D. Welcome to our DIY Course.

　　

　The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l 　a meeting   2 　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3 . After that, they had tea and asked　  4 .
One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6 　food, they have more babies,   7 　they never   8  being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9 　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10  that woman and stop her?”

【小题1】

A．held B．made C．took D．left

【小题2】

A．in B．at C．on D．for

【小题3】

A．something important B．everything important C．nothing important D．anything important

【小题4】

A．problems B．questions C．the man D．the ladies

【小题5】

A．good B．clean C．enough D．pleasant

【小题6】

A．better B．more C．less D．fewer

【小题7】

A．but B．since C．as D．so

【小题8】

A．stop B．enjoy C．like D．keep

【小题9】

A．waited B．asked C．looked D．played

【小题10】

A．see B．look C．find D．watch