I regret that I am unable to help you .
A..saying B.say
C.to say D.said
假如你是李华，收到笔友Mary的如下来信。请你给Mary回信，给她提出建议。提示：
1．可用句式：
Why not...?
You should/can...
2．写作要点：
告诉Mary:
•给她的朋友写信，告诉她诚实的重要性及作弊的坏处；
•帮助她的朋友学习数学，使她对学习数学充满信心；
•如果她的英语比你好，可以让她帮你学英语，因为互帮互助可以加深(deepen)友谊。
3．词数100左右(开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
Dear Mary，
I’m sorry you are having trouble with your friend. Here are some tips that may help you.
Best wishes.
Yours，
Li Hua
词组（16分）
When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important.Some of us even had imaginary(想象中的)friends. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens.Friends played a big part in forming our personalities(性格). As adults，it is still important for us to have friends.
True friends are people who like us though we made mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re foolish. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people we aren’t afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really on our minds.
Friends are our supporters. When you can depend on friends, you feel safe and warm. Friends offer acceptance and emotional(情感的)support. At times, they also help with our everyday lives, cooking a meal, doing chores, or giving us a lift when we need one. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on.
Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A．How to Reduce Stress
B．How to Make New Friends
C．The Importance of Friends
D．The Qualities of Good Friends
2.The underlined word“stimulate” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A．educate B．encourage
C．surprise D．dislike
3.We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always________.
A．laugh at us when we’re foolish
B．tell us other people’s secrets
C．share our sadness and interests
D．support us when we need help
4.We can learn from the passage that________.
A．people should make friends anytime
B．friends are people who allow you to cry
C．a friend helps you in many ways
D．good friends are always difficult to meet
What is language for？Some people seem to think it’s for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words－the longer the lists，the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange(交流)of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can’t speak correctly or fluently.They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote，“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule，it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong，becomes right. People not only make history，they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar，but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first.
1.Language is used to________.
A．express oneself
B. practise grammar rules
C．talk with foreigners only
D．learn lists of words
2.Generally，when an American or an Englishman speaks English，he or she________.
A．never makes mistakes
B．often makes mistakes
C．can’t avoid making mistakes
D．always makes mistakes
3.The sentence“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.”means that________.
A．foreigners speak correct English
B．foreigners speak incorrect English
C．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules
D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English
4.When we speak a foreign language，we should________.
A．speak in Chinese way
B．speak by the rules
C．speak to native speakers
D．not be afraid of making mistakes
Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered. “Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked. “Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group. And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.” “I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily.
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room. Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said. Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club，“Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？” Gina laughed，“Exams？Who cares about exams？” One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know. We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out，“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.
1.After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.
A．looks B．usual activities
C．grades D．favorite colors
2.Farah became pale after going to her father because________.
A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain
B．she didn’t do well in her exams
C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club
D．he asked her to improve her grades
3.Which word can best describe Hafsa?
A.Silly B. Beautiful C. Rude D. Kind
4.What lesson can we learn from the passage?
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.A perfect friend will never be found.
C.Be slow in choosing a friend.
D.Friendship can be developed easily.
