When Mary was told she had only two 1. (year) to live, she felt very sad. She made a decision at once. She2. (refuse) to stay at hospital and wanted to make a new plan for her rest life.
“I had a good life3. I felt that I had no freedom，” said the 56yearold woman. She had 4. son and a daughter. Mary wanted to leave her husband. She secretly began 5. (prepare) her new life. She said, “When I know I have a short6. to live, I don't want to be a housewife any longer. I don't want to cook every night. I want to be free! I want to change my life. If I hadn't had the cancer, I would have been a bored person. But because of it, I would become a much7. (brave)and more interesting old woman.”
“I want to enjoy myself in the rest of8. (I)life. I want to stay with my children. I want to see my grandchildren. I dislike being treated as a cancer survivor(幸存者). I'm just struggling against it9. (active). I'm living with it. It's a long journey 10. me. But I choose to face the difficulty bravely.”
I invited Jenny to go to the concert with me but she turned it ________．
He didn't clean his house u________ his father came home yesterday.
When you want to invite your friends to a party, you'd better send them invitations. This is a good way to show your respect. Here are some ways of inviting your friends to your party.
The most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail invitations. You need to write down all the information about the party. It includes the party time, place, clothes to wear, things to bring, your phone number and so on.
You can also invite friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and videos in the online invitations and then mail them to your friends.
If you want to save more time, you can just make a phone call. In this way, you can tell them more about your party directly. And you can hear if they are interested in the party. The best time to make an inviting call is in the evening. Your friends may be busy working during the daytime. They can't reply to you immediately.
An inperson invitation can let you talk to your friends about the party and know their interests. But when you talk to the friends, you may forget some important information. So you'd better prepare an invitation for them as well.
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1.If you want to invite your friends by emails, you should write down ____________ about the party.
2.You can also invite friends to a party ____________， such as online invitations.
3.What can you do if you want to save more time?
________________________________________________________________________
4.________________________________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________________________________
When you hear Westerners say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”， you should realize that it doesn't mean you are welcome to come over to their houses anytime. It's wise to make a phone call before visiting someone.
Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are not able to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance(提前) that you will not be there and give your direct excuse to them. Don't forget to apologize(道歉)if you are absent from the invitation.
When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring some small gifts with you, such as drinks, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out for dinner in a restaurant and it does not mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want to “go Dutch”， which means each person pays his own bill.
If you don't want to be trapped(陷入) in embarrassment, it's helpful to keep what is mentioned above in mind.
1.If a Westerner invites you to his house, ________．
A.you should refuse if you don't plan to go
B.you have to accept the invitation even when you don't want to go
C.you can accept the invitation if you don't want to go
D.you should turn down the invitation
2.If you're taken out to dinner in a restaurant, ________ might pay for the bill.
A.the restaurant owner
B.customers
C.the host
D.you and the host
3.What can we know according to the passage?
A.Westerners are polite.
B.Westerners are careful.
C.Westerners are lazy.
D.Westerners are thankful.
If our whole society keeps trying, we ________our sky blue again.
A.making B.will make C.make D.made
