十一、精挑细选。(完形填空)
Dear Jenny,
Do you remember the popular 1 called Holi? It's coming 2 month. People usually meet and have 3 with their 4 and friends. I'd like to 5 you to come and celebrate with us. We 6 to go to Vrindavan for Holi. It's an old city and it's famous for the flower parties. I'm sure we 7 a great time. We can 8 a lot of theatres. We can enjoy the food and shop for traditional clothes there. They are beautiful.
Hope to see you soon!
Yours truly,
Rick
()1. A. holiday B. city C. people
()2. A. last B. next C. past
()3. A. funny B. good time C. fun
()4. A. teachers B. students C. family
()5. A. invite B. give C. help
()6. A. plan B. ready C. happen
()7. A. have B. had C. will have
()8. A. go B. watch C. visit

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. C

1. “Holi”是印度的一个节日，所以选A。
2. “It's coming”表示将来，“next month”表示下个月，符合语境, 所以选B。
3. “have fun”是固定短语，意为玩得开心，所以选C。
4. 与“friends”并列的是“family”，意为家人和朋友，所以选C。
5. “invite sb. to do sth.”邀请某人做某事，符合语境“我想邀请你来和我们一起庆祝”，所以选A。
6. “plan to do sth.”计划做某事，“ready”后一般接“for”，“happen”后一般不接“to do”形式，所以选A。
7. 根据语境，这里说的是将来的事情，“we will have a great time”我们将会玩得很开心，所以选C。
8. “visit a lot of theatres”参观很多剧院，“go”后一般接“to”再加地点，“watch”一般接观看的内容，所以选C。


翻译:
十一、精挑细选。（完形填空）
亲爱的珍妮：
你还记得那个叫胡里节的受欢迎的节日吗？它下个月就要到了。人们通常会和他们的家人及朋友相聚并玩乐。我想要邀请你来和我们一起庆祝。我们计划去温达文过胡里节。那是一座古老的城市，以花节而闻名。我确信我们会玩得很开心。我们可以参观很多剧院。我们可以在那里享用美食并购买传统服饰。它们很漂亮。
希望很快能见到你！
你真诚的，
里克
（ ）1. A. 节日 B. 城市 C. 人们
（ ）2. A. 上一个 B. 下一个 C. 过去的
（ ）3. A. 有趣的 B. 美好时光 C. 乐趣（have fun为固定短语，意为“玩乐”）
（ ）4. A. 老师 B. 学生 C. 家人
（ ）5. A. 邀请 B. 给予 C. 帮助
（ ）6. A. 计划（plan to do sth.为固定短语，意为“计划做某事”） B. 准备好的（be ready to do sth.为固定短语，意为“准备好做某事”，此处缺少be动词，故排除） C. 发生（happen to do sth.为固定短语，意为“碰巧做某事”，不符合语境，故排除）
（ ）7. A. 有（动词原形，用于一般现在时） B. 有（动词过去式，用于一般过去时） C. 将有（用于一般将来时，根据语境，此处表达将来会玩得开心，应用一般将来时）
（ ）8. A. 去（go为不及物动词，后接地点时需加介词to，此处后直接接a lot of theatres，故排除） B. 观看（常用来表示观看比赛、电视等，观看剧院应用visit，故排除） C. 参观

十二、学以致用。
A surprise for Abe
Abe Lincoln was just a boy in the winter of 1820. He wanted to go to school, but there was no school in the village at that time. He was sad most of the time.
Mrs Lincoln, Abe's stepmother, really loved the boy. She tried to think of ways to make Abe happy. One day, she went to the town, bought something and went back. She got home late in the evening. She wanted to give Abe a surprise.
At dinner time the next day, Mrs Lincoln said, “It is February 12th. Abe, it's your birthday.” They had a party. Mrs Lincoln put potatoes, fish and a small home - made cake on the table. Everyone smiled. Even Abe smiled, but only a little and not for long.
Then Mrs Lincoln took out a present and put it before Abe. His eyes became very wide when he got a book. It was an old book. Part of it was gone(丢失的), but Abe didn't care. He looked through it. There were lots of stories in it. Abe liked them very much. He began to read the stories. A smile came to his face. He said “Thank you” to his mum. Mrs Lincoln answered, “Thank you too. Your smile is the nicest present I can have.”
阅读短文，选择最佳答案。
()1. What was the surprise for Abe Lincoln?
A. He got a book from his stepmother.
B. His mother smiled back.
C. The people in the village had a party for him.
()2. Where did Mrs Lincoln get the present for Abe?
A. In the shopping centre.
B. In the village.
C. In the town.
()3. When was Abe Lincoln's birthday?
A. In summer. B. On Feb. 12th. C. On Feb. 13th.
()4. What does the underlined phrase(画线短语)“looked through” mean in Chinese?
A. 通过……看 B. 检查 C. 浏览
()5. Mrs Lincoln wanted to give Abe a surprise because .
A. she liked reading
B. she tried to make Abe happy
C. Abe couldn't go to school

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. B

翻译:
十二、学以致用。
给亚伯的惊喜
1820年的冬天，亚伯·林肯还只是个孩子。他想去上学，但当时村子里没有学校。他大部分时间都很伤心。
林肯夫人，亚伯的继母，真的很爱这个男孩。她试图想办法让亚伯开心。有一天，她去了镇上，买了些东西然后回来了。她晚上很晚才到家。她想给亚伯一个惊喜。
第二天晚餐的时候，林肯夫人说：“今天是2月12日。亚伯，今天是你的生日。”他们举办了一个派对。林肯夫人把土豆、鱼和一个自制的小蛋糕放在桌子上。每个人都笑了。甚至亚伯也笑了，但只是微微地笑了一下，而且没笑多久。
然后林肯夫人拿出一份礼物，放在亚伯面前。当他得到一本书时，他的眼睛睁得大大的。那是一本旧书。书的一部分已经丢失了，但亚伯并不在乎。他浏览了这本书。里面有很多故事。亚伯非常喜欢它们。他开始读这些故事。他的脸上露出了笑容。他对他的妈妈说“谢谢”。林肯夫人回答说：“也谢谢你。你的笑容是我能拥有的最美好的礼物。”
阅读短文，选择最佳答案。
（ ）1. 给亚伯·林肯的惊喜是什么？
A. 他从继母那里得到了一本书。
B. 他的妈妈也笑了。
C. 村里的人为他举办了一个派对。
（ ）2. 林肯夫人在哪里给亚伯买的礼物？
A. 在购物中心。
B. 在村子里。
C. 在镇上。
（ ）3. 亚伯·林肯的生日是什么时候？
A. 在夏天。
B. 2月12日。
C. 2月13日。
（ ）4. 画线短语“looked through”的中文意思是什么？
A. 通过……看
B. 检查
C. 浏览
（ ）5. 林肯夫人想给亚伯一个惊喜是因为 。
A. 她喜欢阅读
B. 她试图让亚伯开心
C. 亚伯不能去上学