Yesterday I heard from a friend. In his letter, he said, “I’m planning a housewarming party and I’ve already started making (1) ___________ for it. It will start at 2 p.m. next Tuesday and last (持续) (2) ___________ 9 p.m. I hope you can come if possible. I am (3) ___________ your coming.” But I am busy preparing for an important meeting these days. I have to turn it down. So I (4) ___________ in writing to the invitation like this, “I’m glad that you invited me. It’s such a big event that I don’t want to miss (错过) it. But I really have an important meeting that day, so I won’t be (5) ___________. I’m very sorry. I’ll visit you another time.”

II.根据汉语意思完成句子

1. 后天我要去上钢琴课。

I’m going to have a piano lesson ________ ________ ________ ________.

2. 我期待着收到你的答复。

I am ________ ________ ________ ________ your reply.

3. 他没有敲门就进来了。

He came in ________ ________ at the door.

4. 这个月末，我要去青岛旅游。

I am going to ________ ________ ________ to Qingdao at the end of this month.

5. 让我们向她告别吧。

Let’s ________ ________ ________ her.

Ⅲ.阅读理解

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test.” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.’’

A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. ”Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.

The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said, “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.”

1．Some students left the classroom because_____ .

A．they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test

B．they were allowed to take another easier exam later on

C．they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them

D．they thought the exam was so easy that they needn’t have a try

2．The teacher gave the rest students an A because______ .

A．they answered all the questions in the exam correctly

B．they believed themselves in what they had learned

C．they did really very well in the exam

D．they had been working hard for each exam

3．The underlined word “conquer’’ means ______ in the passage.

A．发现 B．控制 C．探索 D．征服

4．What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A．To know what our limits are． B．To learn to believe in ourselves．

C．To receive school education． D．To1earn from B students．

参考答案及解析：

I.1. preparations 2. until 3. looking forward to 4. replied 5. available

II.1. the day after tomorrow 2. looking forward to receiving

3. without knocking 4. take a trip 5. say goodbye to

Ⅲ.阅读理解

本文通过一个故事：老师站在30名学生前面，正要发期末试卷。“我知道你们为了准备这次考试都付出了多大的努力”，他说。“而且因为我知道你们都能理解这些材料，我准备给不愿参加考试的人一个B”。许多学生跳起来向老师道谢，离开了教室。老师看了看剩下的学生，说：“还有谁想得B？这是你最后的机会”。另外两个学生决定离开了。七个学生留下来了，然后老师分发了试卷，上面只写着：恭喜！你在这堂课上得了A。继续相信自己。通过这个故事告诉我们：我们要保持自信，要学会相信自己。

1．C【解析】细节理解题。根据文中“I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.” A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom.可知，许多学生高兴地跳起来感谢老师，离开了教室。故选C。

2．【解析】B细节理解题。根据文中Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself. 祝贺你！你在这堂课上得了A。继续相信自己。可知，是因为他们有自信，故选B。

3．D【解析】词义猜测题。根据文中there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said,可知，这个单词指的是“征服”，故选Ｄ。

4．B【解析】主旨大意题。根据文中We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.我们不是征服山脉，而是征服自我，以及整篇文章的理解可知，文章强调的是要我们相信自己，是强调相信自己的重要性，故选B。