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 coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things 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(接受), or say you're sorry and give an excuse(借口):
" Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?" or " Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie." Sometimes, however, people use expressions(措辞)that sound like invitations, but which are not real invitations(邀请). 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 tell 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 nice!" or "OK. Yes, thanks."
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly? Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?
| A．Because they have no time. |
| B．Because they can spend less money |
| C．Because they enjoy entertaining at home |
| D．Because they have modern and beautiful houses |
Which of the following is a real invitation?
| A．"If you're free, let's go for a drink sometime." |
| B．"Please go to the cinema with me some day." |
| C．"Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?" |
| D．"I've two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?" |
If people say "Let's get together for lunch some day", you just say“_______".
A That's great. I'll be there on time.
B. How about this weekend?
C. Oh, sorry. I'm very busy.
D. That would be nice.People use "not real invitation" to show that_______.
| A．they're trying to be friendly |
| B．they're trying to be helpful |
| C．they're trying to make friends with others |
| D．they haven't got ready for a party yet |
Four girls go to school every day by taxi. One day one of the girls says, “There is a test this morning. Let’s get to school late. Then we will not have the test.”
“What can we tell the teacher?” One of the girls says. “He will be angry. We will need a good excuse.”
The girls think for a moment, then one of them says, “Let’s tell him that our taxi has a flat tire(瘪胎).”
“That’s a good idea,” the other girls say. “We will tell him that.”
They get to school an hour later. The test is over. “Why are you late? You missed the test."
"Our taxi had a flat tire." One of the girls said.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "sit down, One of you in each corner of the room." The four girls do this.
Then the teacher says, “Write down a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tire is flat?”How do the girls go to school every day?
| A．By bus | B．By taxi | C．By bike | D．On foot |
Why do the girls want to go to school so late?
| A．They don’t like school. |
| B．They want to go shopping. |
| C．They don’t finish their homework |
| D．They don’t want to take a test. |
what is the girls’ excuse for being late?
| A．They get up late. |
| B．They can’t get a taxi. |
| C．Their taxi has a flat tire. |
| D．They forget(忘记) the time |
Can the girls answer the teacher’s question?
| A．No, they can’t. Because they can’t remember which tire is flat. |
| B．Yes, they can. Because there is a flat tire. |
| C．No, they can’t. Because they may give a different answer. |
| D．Yes, they can. Because all four tires are flat. |
What can we know from the text?
| A．They find a good excuse. |
| B．The teacher is very clever. |
| C．There is a flat tire. |
| D．They don’t like to go to school by bike. |
Henry is a naughty boy in Bayern, Germany. He has big eyes and a small mouth. One day, Henry is playing in front of a house. A woman comes up. She has small eyes. And she asks Henry, “Little boy, is your mother at home?”
“Yes, she is.” answers the boy. And Henry goes on playing happily.
Then the woman goes over to ring the bell. The bell rings and rings, but no one comes to open the door. The woman gets angry and calls out to him, “ You tell me your mother is at home, don’t you?”
“Yes,” the boy answers. “My mother is at home, but this isn’t my home.”
Then the woman stares at (睁大眼睛看) Henry. The boy says, “You have big eyes, too!”One day, Henry is playing __________ .
| A．in the park | B．in the street |
| C．in front of a house | D．in front of a shop |
The woman wants to see __________ .
| A．Henry himself | B．Henry’s father |
| C．Nobody | D．Henry’s mother |
The woman goes over to __________ after talking with Henry.
| A．knock at the door of the house |
| B．give a call to his mother |
| C．ring the bell of the house |
| D．ask his mother some questions |
The woman gets __________ because no one comes to open the door.
| A．pleased | B．happy | C．afraid | D．angry |
In the story the woman doesn’t find Henry’s mother because __________ .
| A．she doesn’t know Henry’s mother |
| B．Henry is not at home. |
| C．Henry doesn’t have a mother |
| D．she goes to the wrong house |
How do most students spend their weekends? Do they have time to do the things they like? Let’s see what some students do during their weekends.
Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in a village (农村) and there is no cinema there.
They get to the town at noon. They usually have a big lunch in their favourite restaurant first, and then they buy some food in the supermarket before they go to their favourite cinema called Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are comfortable and the films in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays. But when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework or someone visits them, they can’t go to the cinema.Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays ________.
| A．watching TV | B．going shopping |
| C．doing homework | D．seeing films |
They go to the town to see a film because ________.
| A．they like the cinema there |
| B．there is no cinema in the village |
| C．they don’t know other cinemas |
| D．they want to go shopping in the town |
When they are in the town, they ________ first.
| A．go to the cinema | B．buy food |
| C．have lunch | D．play in the street |
What does the underlined word “comfortable” mean in Chinese?
| A．舒适的 | B．新鲜的 | C．美味的 | D．流行的 |
Ben and Kate can’t go to the cinema when __________.
| A．The weather is not good. |
| B．They have a lot of homework to do. |
| C．They have visitors at home. |
| D．All above. |
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| A．Tina. | B．John. | C．Jane. | D．Mr. Cai. |
You are in the French Club for _____________ every week if you go to each French class.
| A．2 hours. | B．14 hours. | C．2 days. | D．5 days. |
If you are a music lover, you want to be a dancer, how can you contact (联系) them?
| A．Go to Room 212 in School's P.E. Building. |
| B．Call Jane. |
| C．Send an e-mail to music@163.com. |
| D．Call 6368-5778. |
Who can teach you to play football?
| A．Tina. | B．John. | C．Jane. | D．Mr. Cai. |
Vera teaches French. Can you guess (猜)where she works?
| A．The Football Club. | B．The Star Rock Band. |
| C．The Teacher Club. | D．The French Club. |
Hello! I am Tommy. This is my classroom (教室). 33 desks and 32 chairs are in it. These are my desk and chair. They are yellow. What’s on the desk? It’s my backpack. It’s green. What’s on the chair? It’s my jacket. It’s blue. What’s under the desk? It’s a white school ID card. Is it my school ID card? No, it’s David’s. His name is on it. Is it a hat under the chair? Yes, it is. It’s my new (新的) hat. It’s black. My mother buys (买) it for me.
根据短文内容,选择正确选项。_____ chairs are in Tommy’s classroom.
| A．34 | B．33 | C．32 | D．31 |
What color are Tommy’s desk and chair?
| A．Yellow. | B．Green. | C．White. | D．Black. |
Tommy’s ______ is blue.
| A．backpack | B．jacket | C．school ID card | D．hat |
What’s under Tommy’s desk?
| A．A backpack. |
| B．A hat. |
| C．Tommy’s school ID card. |
| D．David’s school ID card. |
Tommy’s ______ buys the hat for Tommy.
| A．father | B．mother | C．grandfather | D．Grandmother |