1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Peter: Mary, we are going to have     1     party on New Year’s Eve. I’m sure we’ll have a good     2     . Would you like to join     3     (we)?
Mary: I like to. Thank you.     4     are you going to have it?
Peter: In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid (灿烂的) dancing hall.
Mary: Oh, it is great. I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you.
Peter: But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a     5     (perform). Do     6     (sing) us some English songs，please.
Mary: I     7     . My voice is not very pleasant     8     the ear, though.
Peter: I     9     (hear) you sing once. Your voice is sweet     10     beautiful. I am sure you’ll be the star of our New Year party.
Mary: Oh, thank you.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Over the last 40 years, the average size of an American home     1    (grow) by 50%. With bigger houses, comes the opportunity for people to have more stuff, but many now find     2     (them) burdened by too many things and too much debt. That’s where tiny houses come to the rescue. A so-called tiny house is a home that measures fewer    3     40 square meters and     4     (include) all the features of a normal home or apartment.

Most tiny houses are     5    (clever) designed with features that make comfortable living spaces. Some are built on wheels,     6     others are small single houses that can be put on private property or in a big backyard. It’s even possible     7    (buy) a complete tiny house, to build one from a kit, or to design your own tiny dream house from scratch.

    8    (vary) television shows, movies, and books have made the idea of tiny houses popular,     9     the trend is catching on. Many people find that by     10    (scale) down their living space, they can save money and live in a more eco-friendly way.