The person we talked about ____ our school last week.

A.visiting B.will visit C.visited D.has visited

In the southern part of America, when somebody has a birthday, often family or friends, or both, will arrange a party. The party could be elaborate(精心準(zhǔn)備的)and include a meal or may be simple with a birthday cake and drinks. One does not plan, nor give, one’s own birthday as is the custom in some cultures. At a party there is usually a decorated cake, often with the words “Happy Birthday” and with the name of the person written on the top of the cake. Sometimes there is also one candle for each year of the person celebrating the birthday before the cake is cut. While blowing out the candles, the person makes a wish for something pleasant.

Usually those invited to a birthday party will bring a gift for the person honored. Gifts given by friends do not have to be expensive, but the family of the birthday person will spend whatever they can afford on a gift.

Christmas parties also are very popular in the South. Often this is the only time during the year that some people see acquaintances(熟人). These parties can be elaborate or simple, ranging from a buffet(自助餐)to a reception called “open house (家庭招待會)”. If you are invited to one of these, you don’t need to take a Christmas gift, as it is not customary to take the hostess a gift every time you are invited to a party or a meal. However, if you wish to take a gift, it should only be something useful and inexpensive and should be given to the hostess at the door as you enter the party. Usually gifts of Christmas food treats are the most appreciated.

1. On one’s birthday, before blowing out the candles, he or she will______.

　 A. wear beautiful clothes　　　　　 B. eat birthday cake

　 C. invite friends　　　　　　　　 D. make a wish

2. This passage mainly tells us about __________.

A. two kinds of parties in the southern United States

B. how to arrange a birthday party

C. how to arrange a Christmas party

D. who will arrange a party

3. In southern America , birthday parties are often arranged by _________.

A. friends　　 B. oneself　　 C. family　　　 D. Both A and C

4. Which of the following is true?

A.For a birthday party, the cake is often cut before candles are blown out.

B.For a birthday party, neither friends nor the family will buy expensive presents.

C. It’s customary to take the hostess a gift when you are invited to a party.

　 D.If you take a gift to a Christmas party, you’d better take something useful and inexpensive.

5. What kind of gift is the best if someone is invited to a Christmas party?

A. Expensive things　　 B. Candles　　 C. Food　　 D. Money

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Nowadays, watching TV has become part of people’s life in most families. Although there are many excellent programmes for children, many people…

Many Africans are very ____ and so they can't afford to eat much meat with their cereal.
A. healthy    B. poor      C. rich     D. weak

The Oregonian(俄勒岡報) is the daily newspaper for the state of Oregon where the Hagens live. Since it is published in the largest city, which is Portland, most of the readers live within 50 miles of Portland.
     From Monday to Saturday, the paper has about 75 pages, of which 20 pages are advertisements. It normally has 5 sections which are called Nation, Sports, Metro(大都會), Living and Business.
     Nation is national news mostly with some international news about earthquakes, floods, and tensions(緊張)around the world. Sports cover the professional sports in season, college sports, and high school sports. Metro is local news of the city of Portland which includes political stories, crimes, and good neighbor articles. Living is the section with television programs, movies, comics, music, stories about pets, and advice. Business has listing of more than 10,000 stocks and a regular report about the stock market and business news. The advertising section includes apartments and houses, employment opportunities and items to buy, especially cars and trucks.
     On Sunday, the paper is very large weighing more than two kilos. There are additional sections called Art, Books, International, and Travel. Since this is the day most Americans do not work, they have more time for reading. Each of the daily sections is longer so the newspaper is twice the size of the daily sections. However, the advertisements are nearly as many pages as the news on Sunday so the entire paper is more than four times larger than the daily paper.
     Some companies print their own advertisements and pay to put them in The Oregonian. These include grocery(雜貨) stores, clothing stores, car agencies(代理處), camera and video equipment stores, toy stores, and computer stores. All of the companies feel that the best way to advertise is to put a beautiful color advertisement in every Sunday.
1. The Sunday edition of The Oregonian probably has _____.
    A. 75 pages             　 B. less than 300 pages  
    C. more than 300 pages   D. less than 75 pages
2.If you want to seek information about the stock market from The Oregonian, you refer　　 to the section “_____”.
    A. Metro  　 B. Living  　 C. Nation   D. Business
3. Who are the regular readers of The Oregonian ?
    A. The Hagens.    　　　　 B. Residents of the Portland area.
    C. Businessmen.  　　　　 D. People who have more time to read newspapers.
4. One reason that the Sunday paper is very large is that _____.
    A. it adds four additional sections
    B. it has five sections    
    C. most Americans do not work that day
    D. some companies like to print advertisements in it

–He spoke as though he________ anything of the world.

--Really?

　 A. had known　　 B. knew　　　　 C. knows　　　　 D. has know

Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _______ was very reasonable.

A. which price　 B. the price of which C. its price D. the price of whose

He regards that book _____ one of the worst that he’s _____ read.

A. to be, ever　　　　　　　 B. to be, never

C. as, ever　　　　　　　　 D. as, never

Professor Smith, along with his assistants, _____on the Project day and night to meet the deadline.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．work　　　 B. working　　 C. is working　　　　　 D. are working