My family live in a small town. We usually have a______before the New Year for our friends and neighbors. We often ask them to bring______for someone in need instead of(代替) gifts for us. For example, they can bring food for a______family or clothes for charities(慈善机构)．It is always fun and everyone has a good time.

Last year, I was ill(病的) on the day of my party and went to the ____．As a result, I didn't have the party. Everyone was disappointed(失望的), ____ I decided to have it two weeks later.

We asked for children's hats for a charity. We____asked for reading glasses for the city library, so those who needed glasses or forgot____could work on computers or read books in the library.

We____about 100 people to the party. It was snowy that day but everyone came to the party. We got 83 hats and 47 pairs of glasses! We were____that people could be so generous(慷慨的) in helping others.

If you____to have a party, think about doing the same thing. Others will benefit(受益) much more than we would with lots of gifts.

Thank you so much for inviting us to the birthday party for your daughter Mary.As her aunt and uncle，we are glad to take part in(参加) such a happy event.We are going to get to your house on the evening of May 10 at seven o'clock.We are looking forward to meeting you.And we'd like to take some dishes.

Yours，

Jenny & Bob

Daniel and I were happy when you accepted our invitation to our dinner party on July 10.I feel really sorry that I have to cancel(取消) it.Daniel became ill yesterday and he is in hospital now.I'm looking forward to inviting you again.

Yours，

Tina

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Marley invite you, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson

Join us for food, fun and a crazy time to celebrate the 50th birthday of Richard Marley on Friday, July 13th

From 2:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m.

At Golden Sun Park

Remember to bring your swimsuits and dancing shoes. Call or e-mail us for direction to the party or to arrange a ride.

Tel: (605) 392-4814

E-mail: marley @yahoo. com. cn

In Canada and the United States，people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal，a party or just for a coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of words people say when they invite someone to their home：

“Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night？”

“Hey，we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come？”

To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say you’re sorry，and give an excuse：

“Thanks，I’d love to. What time would you like me to come？”or “Oh，sorry，I’ve got tickets for a movie. ”

Sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example：

“Please come over for a drink sometime. ”

“Why not get together for a party sometime？”

“Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon？”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a specific(确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these，people just say “Sure，that would be great！”or “OK，thanks. ”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

Our English teacher Mrs. Green is     76     soon to go to America. To show how much we're going to     77     her，we will have a surprise party for her at the end of the month. We are     78    to see her go，and this party is the best way to say“ Thank you and    79     ”．I will think of games to play. Mary will     80     out with any of the party       81    ，like buying food，drinks，pencils and     82    .Can you come to the party？Then you will    83     Mrs. Green to the party without telling her so that she can be    84     .Please let me know by Wednesday     85     you come to the party. Hope you can make it.

要求：1.语言规范, 行文流畅；

2.70词左右(开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。

Dear Helen，

Thanks a lot for your invitation. I'm sorry I can't__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you very much for asking.

Yours，

Sally