— Shall we go right now, Frank?
— It’s too late, tomorrow will be time for us to visit her.
A. good B. better
C. best D. the best
— Eric, did you see my dictionary?
— Sorry, Amy. But you can use . I’m not using it at the moment.
A. his B. hers
C. yours D. mine
— How about Christmas evening party?
— I should say it was success.
A. a, a B. a, /
C. the, a D. the, /
Which of the following word matches the sound /bæŋ/?
A. bang B. Ben
C. band D. Ban
单词拼写
1.Although she felt ill,she s_________ went to work.
2.Can he do it by h________ or does he need help?
3.The mobile phone is worth several h_______ dollars.
4.I don’t like the t________ of chocolate because it’s not sweet.
5.I had little for breakfast, so I f_________ hungry now.
6.The shy boy used to run away when he s_________ a stranger.
7.The shortest month of the year is F__________.
8.My fever has gone, but I have a c_________ day and night.
9.I’m buying it as a birthday p_________ for my mother, so please wrap it up nicely.
10.The air in the countryside is f_______. So many people from the city go there on weekends.
Baby Showers and Babies’ Names
When the news of the expected baby is known, someone may plan to give a baby shower. Although this type of shower is held ____1.____ often than it used to be, it is a happy time.
There should be only one baby shower, not several, and it should not be planned _____2.___ one month before the expected date. Traditionally the baby shower was held by close ____3.____ and relatives at lunch or during the afternoon on a weekday. __4._____ so many women work today, more and more showers are on weekends. Usually they are held only for the __5.____ baby.
When a baby shower is held, guests always bring gifts with them. Gifts do not need to be expensive, but should be ___6._____ useful. If people give a friend a nice baby shower gift, they do not have to send ___7.___ gift at the time of the baby’s birth.
Besides a baby shower, choosing a baby’s name is also very important. Usually long before the baby is born, its name has been ____8._____, argued over, changed, argued over again, and finally agreed ___9.___. For Americans, naming a boy after his father or a girl after her mother is an honorable thing. Of course,the boy or the girl also ___10.____ a nickname that is different from the parents’. Giving the child a different middle name can help to avoid this problem, too.
