1. Mary ____________（邀请）Tim to her birthday party but Tim wasn’t at home.

2. Hector gets back from work very late on______________ (工作日).

4. The headmaster ________ (回答) to me after I wrote to him about my problems yesterday.

5. You will feel ________ (难过的) when you are old if you don’t learn something useful.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳单词。

expect, visit, invite, make, you, for, available, flower, unless, reply,

In Britain you may often hear “Drop in any time” or “Come to see me soon”, but you can’t really do that. People just say those things     6     you feel welcome. It is better to telephone before     7     someone at home. If you receive a written     8     to an event that says “RSVP(请回复)”, you should     9     to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to go.

You should never accept an invitation     10     you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I will not be     11     that day. I’m sorry I can’t come.” If, after accepting, you are unable to go, be sure to tell those who are     12     you as soon as possible that you will not be there. You don’t need to give a gift to     13     host. But you can give them some gifts.     14    , chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate(合适的)．A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also polite and is an appropriate way to express your appreciation     15     the invitation.

Welcome to Taylor Riley’s 14th birthday party! Time: Sunday, November 1st, at 11:30 a.m. Place: Taylor’s house, No.527 Meadow Street Activities: eat a birthday cake, have lunch, sing, dance Tel: 555-2851	Join in Allen Howard’s dancing party! Time: November 2nd, at 11:30 a.m. Place: Allen’s house, No.457 Wall Street Activities: have lunch, dance Tel: 555-2934
Alice White invites you to a dinner party! Time: November 4th, at 6:00 p.m. Place: Alice’s house, No. 377 Great Street Activities: have dinner, sing Tel: 555-2978

16. Taylor Riley is going to have a ______ party.

A．birthday

B．dancing

C．dinner

D．singing

17. You can ______ at Taylor Riley’s party and Allen Howard’s party.

A．have dinner and dance	B．have lunch and dance
C．eat a birthday cake and dance	D．eat a birthday cake and have lunch

18. Alice White sends Lily an invitation, but Lily can’t go to her party. Lily should phone ______ to tell Alice White about it.

A．555-2851

B．555-2934

C．555-2978

D．555-2987

[1]It is not very easy for some people to organize (组织) a dinner party. There are so many things to think about. I will give you some advice you can take when organizing a dinner party.

[2]First, you should decide the date of the party and who you are going to invite. Then send the invitations two or three weeks earlier. So your friends will have time to plan their activities. The best way of inviting them is calling. It is easy and quick.

[3]The second thing is to decide the menu. Make a list (清单) of the food and drinks. Please remember to ask your friends about their likes and dislikes. Some of them may be vegetarians (素食主义者).

[4]Then (7)①______ to clean your room. You should do the clean­up at least a week before. The kitchen and bathroom (洗手间) are two most important places. You can also buy some flowers and put them on the desk. Your house will be (7)②______ with them.

[5](8) If you do so, your friends will have a great time at your party!

19. What is an easy and quick way to invite your friends to your party? (no more than 4 words)
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20. What do you need to ask your friends about when you make a list of the food and drinks? (no more than 4 words)
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21. When should you clean your room if you want to organize a dinner party at home? (no more than 8 words)
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22. Please fill in the blanks in Paragraph 4 with only 1 word.
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23. Please translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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