广东省2024八年级英语上册Unit 9 Can you come to my party综合素质评价试卷（附答案人教版）

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Unit 9 综合素质评价(限时: 90分钟 满分: 120分)一、听说应用(本大题共30 小题, 每小题1 分, 共30 分; A、B、C、D 部分为听力理解, E 部分为情景对话) A. 听句子(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 请根据所听内容, 选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每个句子听两遍。( ) 1. Who will leave for London next month? A. B. C. ( ) 2. How did Mary feel this morning? A. B. C. ( ) 3. What does the boy have to do first? A. B. C. ( ) 4. Where will Miss Li go back? A. B. C. ( ) 5. What does the girl have to do on Friday evening? A. B. C. B. 听对话(本题共10 小题, 每小题1 分, 共10 分) 请根据每段对话的内容回答问题, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。听第一段对话, 回答第6 小题。( ) 6. What will Kelly do this afternoon? A. See a film. B. Watch TV. C. Have a swimming lesson. 听第二段对话, 回答第7 小题。( ) 7. Why can’t Jack play soccer with them? A. Because he is tired. B. Because he is busy. C. Because he is lazy. 听第三段对话, 回答第8 小题。( ) 8. Where will Tim and Lily go next Saturday? A. To the library. B. To the museum. C. To the theater. 听第四段对话, 回答第9 小题。( ) 9. What time will they go to the park?A. At eight. B. At nine. C. At ten. 听第五段对话, 回答第10 小题。( ) 10. How often does Dennis go cycling? A. Every day. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 听第六段对话, 回答第 11-12 小题。( ) 11. What is the concert about? A. About National Day. B. About Teachers’ Day. C. About Children’s Day. ( ) 12. What does Chen Long think of tennis? A. Easy and relaxing. B. Hard and boring. C. Hard but interesting. 听第七段对话, 回答第 13-15 小题。( ) 13. Where is Tony going? A. To a store. B. To a dining hall. C. To a supermarket. ( ) 14. What is Julia doing? A. Playing. B. Resting. C. Studying. ( ) 15. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter. C. 听短文(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 请根据所听内容, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。短文听两遍。( ) 16. Where is the Tomato Festival very popular ? A. In Spain. B. In England. C. In America. ( ) 17. When is the Tomato Festival? A. On the first Wednesday of August. B. On the last Wednesday of August. C. On the last Wednesday of September. ( ) 18. How is the tomato fight on Tomato Festival ? A. It’s tiring. B. It’s difficult. C. It’s exciting. ( ) 19. Who close their windows and doors and take part in the tomato fight? A. Drivers. B. Shopkeepers. C. Workers. ( ) 20. How long does the tomato fight often last? A. For half an hour. B. For an hour. C. For one and a half hours. D. 听填信息(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 你将听到一篇关于Laura 生日派对的短文。请根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。E. [2024 河南省实验学校期末] 情景对话(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 请通读下面对话, 根据对话内容, 从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有一项为多余选项。A: Hi, Sam. What’s that in your hand? B: Hi, Eric. It’s a book about science. 26._________ A: No, I didn’t. 27._________ B: Sure. It’s about the moon. 28._________ A: How interesting! Did you watch the video that Shenzhou-17 got into the space successfully ? B: No, I didn’t. 29._________ So I missed it. A: Don’t worry. You can watch it online whenever you are free. B: That’s great! By the way, would you like to go to the science museum with me next Saturday? A: I’d love to, but Peter will come to my home on that day. 30._________ B: Why don’t you invite him to go with us? Then we can go together. A: That’s a great idea. 二、语法选择(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1 分, 共10 分) 请通读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 根据语法和上下文连贯的要求, 从每个选项中选出一个最佳答案。David is planning a goodbye party for his favorite teacher, Ms. Steen. She 31 back to the US soon. To show how much they are going to miss her, David decides to hold 32 surprise party for her next Friday. His classmates, He Wei and Jake want to do something to help, 33 . He Wei likes Ms. Steen a lot because she helps 34 to improve his English. He thinks this party is 35 way to say “thank you” and “goodbye” to her. He would like to help to buy some food and drinks. He would also like to bring Ms. Steen to the party 36 telling her so that she will be surprised. Jake would like to come to the party 37 he is not available. His family is taking a trip to Wuhan at the end of this month to visit his aunt and uncle. However, he is glad to help out with the party preparations. For example, he 38 help plan the games. David then tells his classmates about the party and he asks them 39 with some preparations. He is now looking forward to 40 from his classmates. ( ) 31. A. goes B. went C. will go ( ) 32. A. a B. an C. the ( ) 33. A. also B. too C. either ( ) 34. A. he B. his C. him ( ) 35. A. better B. best C. the best ( ) 36. A. with B. without C. by ( ) 37. A. so B. and C. but( ) 38. A. can B. must C. should ( ) 39. A. help B. helping C. to help ( ) 40. A. hear B. hearing C. to hear 三、完形填空(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1 分, 共10 分) 请通读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Paul is a good boy. He does well in all subjects, but he has no 41 because he is very quiet and talks little. He is very sad about this. Today is December 12th. Paul says to his 42 , “Mum and Dad, it will be my 13th birthday tomorrow. I want to have a birthday 43 at home, but I don’t have any friends.” Dad says, “You can invite your classmates to 44 home. If someone wants to come, he or she will.” The next day he invites his classmates. After school he goes 45 home and sits down sadly. “You aren’t 46 ?” asks Mum. “Mum, I know no one wants to come.” “Let’s wait,” says Mum. At this time, he 47 a knock at the door. When he opens the door, he sees his four classmates: Jenny, Jim, Tommy and Judy. They bring a 48 for Paul and say to him, “Happy birthday to you!” Paul is very happy. They eat the cake and play games together. They 49 themselves. Paul has a 50 happy day. ( ) 41. A. rules B. plans C. friends D. stories ( ) 42. A. friends B. teachers C. grandparents D. parents ( ) 43. A. meeting B. party C. game D. hug ( ) 44. A. your B. my C. our D. their ( ) 45. A. over B. back C. near D. away ( ) 46. A. relaxed B. tired C. sad D. happy ( ) 47. A. hears B. listens C. sees D. watches ( ) 48. A. key B. cake C. book D. flower ( ) 49. A. keep B. like C. enjoy D. know ( ) 50. A. really B. cheaply C. carefully D. clearly 四、阅读理解(本大题共15 小题, 每小题2 分, 共30 分) 请阅读A、B 两篇短文, 从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。AIn our daily life, people like to invite friends to celebrate some special events together. But sometimes we’ve got some other plans already and have to refuse their invitations. So do you know how to refuse politely? Here are some examples.( ) 51. What will Ms. Miller do next Thursday? A. Take German exams. B. Attend a meeting. C. Visit Kate in New York. D. Go to Rebecca’s birthday party. ( ) 52. Andrew will go to New York by ________. ( ) 53. Who might live in New York? ① Kate ② Ms. Miller ③ Peter ④ Rebecca A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ ( ) 54. When will Jeff have his German exams? A. Next Thursday. B. On June 7. C. On June 30. D. This weekend. ( ) 55. What can we learn from the passage? A. Jenna is Andrew’s sister. B. George may meet Jenna this Sunday. C. Jeff sends an invitation to Williams. D. Williams got married 25 years ago. B [2023 湖南期末]When you want to invite 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 friends to your party. Mailed Invitation: The most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail (邮寄) invitations. You need to write down all the information about the party, such as the party time, the place, the clothes to wear, the things to bring, and the phone number. Online Invitation: 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 e-mail them to your friends. Phone Calls: 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. And you can hear if they are interested in the party. In-person (亲自的) Invitation: An in-person invitation can let you talk to your friends about the party and know their interests. But when you talk to friends, you may forget some important information. So, you’d better prepare an invitation for them, too. ( ) 56. The underlined word “respect” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese. A. 尊重 B. 祝福 C. 感激 D. 高傲( ) 57. The most traditional way to invite friends is to _______. A. send e-mails B. mail invitations C. make phone calls D. write letters on the Internet ( ) 58. The third paragraph is mainly about _________. A. how to hold a party for friends B. how to send online invitations C. how to write party information D. how to talk with friends before a party ( ) 59. If you want to save time, you may _________. A. invite them online B. give them in-person invitations C. invite them by making phone calls D. invite them by sending an e-mail ( ) 60. What’s the best title for this passage? A. How to hold parties B. How to make friends C. The important information D. Some ways to invite friends C配对阅读。左栏是五条留言, 右栏是七个原因。请将留言和原因相匹配。61.________ 62.________ 63.________ 64.________ 65.________五、短文填空(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1.5 分, 共15 分) 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词, 每词限用一次, 有两词为多余项。What will you do first when you hold a party? Of course, writing a proper invitation matters. Here are some ways about writing an invitation. If you follow the ways below, it will be much 66.________. Firstly, you need to write the names correctly. This is a good way to 67.________ your respect for the guests. The next is the place. Since your guests don’t know about the party’s address 68.________, it’s necessary to have directions in the invitation. We know everyone has maps on their phones. But it’s better to add a map for everyone 69.________ you organize a party. You also need to tell your guests when to 70.________. Make sure if they are available at that time. When there is a question about how they should dress for your party, you must be sure to let them know. At least you need to tell them if they should come in business suits 71.________ just normal clothes. Consider the weather when you’re 72.________ a party outdoors. No one wants to have a party in bad weather. Be sure the weather is fine for people to enjoy 73.________ party. When all these things are done, then you can start the 74.________ for your party. With a good invitation, people will enjoy 75.________ at the party. 六、读写综合(本大题分为A、B 两部分, 共25 分) A. 回答问题(本题共5 小题, 每小题2 分, 共10 分) 请阅读下面短文, 根据所提供的信息, 回答5 个问题。要求所写答案语法正确, 语义完整切题。Janice turned 21 today. At first, she wanted to go to Las Vegas to celebrate. However, Janice changed her idea later, because she wanted to save money to buy a car. Finally, she decided to have a big meal with her friends in a nice restaurant. Janice’s birthday was a busy day, because she had a class and work that day. On her way to school, she happened to meet her friend Austin. She thought he would wish her a happy birthday, but he didn’t. Austin has known her for years and he certainly remembered her birthday. Janice tried to drop hints (暗示). “I wonder what day it is today,” she said. “Just a Tuesday, nothing special.” Janice was upset. She ignored him during the class. After class, Janice went to work. She expected a few birthday cards or a cake, but nothing. She was surprised, because employees would always get something for their birthdays. This made Janice sad. She didn’t even want to go out to eat for her birthday anymore. After Janice got home, her friend Lisa called her. “Hey, can you open the door? We’re here,” Lisa said. “I don’t want to go out anymore,” Janice said. “Why not? Can you just open the door? We’re already here,” Lisa said. Janice opened the door. “Surprise!” her friends yelled. They had a puppy in their hands. What a big surprise for Janice! 76. Where did Janice decide to celebrate her birthday at last? ____________________________________________________________77. Who did Janice meet on her way to school? ____________________________________________________________78. When was Janice’s birthday? ____________________________________________________________79. How did Janice feel when she found that she got nothing for her birthday? ____________________________________________________________80. What did Janice’s friends give her as a birthday gift? ____________________________________________________________B. 书面表达(本题15 分) 81. 你们班的交换生Anna 学习期满, 三天后, 她要回美国了。你作为班长打算为她举办一个聚会, 请写一封邀请函。内容包括: 1. 说明举办聚会的原因、时间(本周六晚) 、地点(本班教室) ; 2. 请同学们帮助做下列事情: ①邀请老师及Anna; ②准备食品、鲜花、饮料和礼物。 3. 盼望收到同学们的回信。作文要求: 1. 内容应包括以上所有提示要点, 可适当发挥; 2. 语句通顺、意思连贯、表达准确; 3. 80 词左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出, 不计入总词数。Dear classmates, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours, MonitorUnit 9 综合素质评价【听力材料】A. 听句子请根据所听内容, 选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每个句子听两遍。1. My parents will go to London next month. 2. I met Mary this morning. She looked so sad. 3. M: I can’t watch cartoons until I finish my homework. 4. Miss Li is going back to the USA soon. And I will miss her. 5. W: I have to practice the piano on Friday evening. So I can’t go to see a movie with you. B. 听对话请根据每段对话的内容回答问题, 从每小题所给的三个选项 中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。听第一段对话, 回答第6 小题。M: Kelly, would you like to go to the movie with me this afternoon? W: I’d like to, but I will have a swimming lesson this afternoon. 听第二段对话, 回答第7 小题。M: Can Jack play soccer with us? W: Sorry. He isn’t available. 听第三段对话, 回答第8 小题。W: Tim, can you go to the theater with me next Saturday? M: Yes. I’d love to. You can call me then, Lily. 听第四段对话, 回答第9 小题。M: What time shall we go to the park? W: What about eight o’clock? M: But I won’t be free until nine. W: Okay, see you then. 听第五段对话, 回答第10 小题。M: Claire, do you want to go cycling with me this evening? W: Oh, Dennis, I’d love to. How often do you go cycling? M: Twice a week and at least for three hours each time. 听第六段对话, 回答第11-12 小题。W: There will be a wonderful concert at the theater tomorrow morning. Can you come, Chen Long? M: What is the concert about? W: About Children’s Day. It is wonderful. M: I’d like to, but I have tennis training. W: Do you like tennis? M: Yes. I think it is hard but interesting. 听第七段对话, 回答第13-15 小题。M: Julia, I’m going to the store. Would you like to go with me? W: No, I haven’t finished my math exercises yet. Math is so hard. It gives me a headache. M: I understand. Do you need anything to make you feel better? W: That’s very nice of you, Tony. Can you buy me a bottle of orange juice? M: No problem. C. 听短文请根据所听内容, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。短文听两遍。Tomato Festival is very popular in Spain. It’s on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival, there are all kinds of activities.The most exciting part is the tomato fight. You can throw tomatoes in the fight. There are many stories about how the festival began. At the Tomato Festival shopkeepers close their windows and doors and take part in the tomato fight. When a large car with tomatoes comes, the fight will begin. Soon, the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice. It often lasts for half an hour. Before going back home, everyone runs to the river to clean up themselves. D. 听填信息你将听到一篇关于Laura 生日派对的短文。请根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。Last Wednesday, we had a birthday party for Laura. It was her 14th birthday. The party was in the classroom of Class Eight, Grade Nine. The teacher said we could have the birthday party at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. We invited all the classmates and Laura’s parents to the party. We bought a birthday cake, some snacks and drinks. Laura also got some birthday gifts. Laura was surprised and happy and everyone also had a wonderful time. 一、A) 1-5 ABBAC B) 6-10 CBCBB 11-15 CCACA C) 16-20 ABCBA D) 21. Eight 22. 3 23. parents 24. drinks 25. surprised E) 26-30 FDECA 二、【主旨大意】本文介绍了大卫的老师斯蒂恩很快就要回美国了, 大卫和他的同学何伟和杰克要为她举办一个惊喜派对。31. C 32. A 【点拨】句意：为了表达他们将会多么想念她, 大卫决定下周五为她举办一个惊喜派对。a 一个, 修饰以辅音音素开头的单数名词; an 一个, 修饰以元音音素开头的单数名词; the 表示特指。surprise 以辅音音素开头, 因此用a 修饰, 故选A。33. B 【点拨】句意：他的同学, 何伟和杰克, 也想做些事情来帮忙。also 也, 位于句首和句中; too 也, 位于肯定句句末; either 也, 位于否定句句末。此处是肯定句句末, 因此用too, 故选B。34. C 【点拨】句意：何伟很喜欢斯蒂恩老师, 因为她帮助他提高了英语水平。he 他, 主格; his 他的, 形容词性物主代词; him 他, 宾格。此处作动词“help”的宾语, 用宾格形式, 故选C。35. C 【点拨】句意：他认为这个派对是向她说“谢谢” 和“再见”的最好的方式。根据“...way to say ‘thank you’...”可知, 表示“最好的方式”, 在形容词最高级前要加定冠词the。故选C。36. B 【点拨】句意：他还想在不告诉斯蒂恩老师的情况下把她带来参加派对, 这样她会感到惊喜。with 有; without 没有; by 通过。根据“so that she will be surprised”可知, 她会感到惊喜, 应是在没有告诉她的情况下, 故选B。37. C 【点拨】句意：杰克想来参加派对, 但他没空。so 所以; and 和; but 但是。结合句意, 前面表示杰克想来参加派对, 后面表示他没有空, 前后表示转折关系, 因此用连词but, 故选C。38. A 【点拨】句意：例如, 他可以帮助策划游戏。can 可以; must 必须; should 应该。根据“However, he is glad to help out with the party preparations.”可知, 他很高兴帮助准备派对, 因此他可以帮助做一些事。故选A。39. C 【点拨】ask sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”, 故选C。40. B 【点拨】look forward to doing sth. 表示“期待做某事”, 故选B。三、【主旨大意】这篇短文主要讲述了没有朋友的Paul 邀请同学来家里过生日, 他们一起吃蛋糕, 一起玩游戏, 度过了非常快乐的一天。41. C 【点拨】根据后文“but I don’t have any friends”可知这里指没有朋友, 故选C。42. D 【点拨】根据后面的“Mum and Dad”可知, Paul 在和他的父母说话。故选D。43. B 【点拨】根据句意可知, 这里指生日聚会, 故选B。44. C 【点拨】根据语境可知, 爸爸告诉Paul“可以邀请你的同学们到我们家来”, 因此用our。45. B 【点拨】根据After school 可知这里指回家, 故选B。46. D 【点拨】根据上文“After school he goes 45 home and sits down sadly.”可推断, Paul 回到家后伤心地坐下, 因此妈妈问他“你不高兴吗? ”。故选D。47. A 【点拨】“a knock at the door”意为“敲门声”, 听到敲门声应该用动词hear。故选A。 48. B 【点拨】 根据“They eat the cake”他们吃蛋糕, 可知选B。49. C 【点拨】enjoy oneself, 固定搭配, 意为“玩得愉快”, 故选C。50. A 【点拨】句意：Paul 度过了真正开心的一天。根据句意可知应选really, 故选A。四、A)【主旨大意】本文列举了几个礼貌拒绝别人的邀请的例子。51. B 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“I will go to China for a business meeting that day”可知Ms. Miller 下周四要去参加一个会议。故选B。52. D 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“But I’ve already booked a ticket to fly to New York on June 7th to visit my sister Kate.”可知要乘飞机去纽约。故选D。53. B 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“But I’ve already booked a ticket to fly to New York on June 7th to visit my sister Kate.” 可知Kate 住在纽约; 再由Ms. Miller 写给Rebecca 的信中“So I send you this gift and I will visit you when I come back to New York.”可知Ms. Miller 和Rebecca 住在纽约。故选B。54. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“I am writing this letter to thank you for the invitation on June 30th, but I’m sorry I can’t attend your 25th wedding anniversary(结婚纪念) party. I’ll have my German exams that day.”可知Jeff 将在6 月30 日参加德语考试。故选C。55. D 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“I am writing this letter to thank you for the invitation on June 30th, but I’m sorry I can’t attend your 25th wedding anniversary(结婚纪念) party.”可知Williams 是在25 年前结的婚。故选D。B) 【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了邀请朋友参加派对的几种方式：邮寄邀请、在线邀请、电话邀请和面对面邀请。56. A 【点拨】词义猜测题。根据上下文可知当你想邀请朋友参加聚会时, 你最好向他们发出邀请。这是表示尊重的好方法。可知, 画线单词respect 应表示尊重, 故选A。57. B 【点拨】细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Mailed Invitation：The most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail (邮寄) invitations. 邮寄邀请函：邀请朋友最传统的方式是邮寄邀请函。”可知选B。58. B 【点拨】段落大意题。根据“You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and videos in the online invitations and then e-mail them to your friends. 你可以购买一些在线邀请函, 将图片和视频放在在线邀请函中, 然后通过电子邮件发送给你的朋友。”可知, 第三段主要介绍如何发送在线邀请函。故选B。59. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“If you want to save more time, you can just make a phone call. 如果你想节省更多时间, 你可以打个电话。”可知, 打电话邀请能节省更多的时间。故选C。60. D 【点拨】最佳标题题。根据“Here are some ways of inviting friends to your party. 这里是一些邀请朋友参加聚会的方法。”以及通读全文可知, 短文主要介绍了邀请朋友参加派对的几种方式：邮寄邀请、在线邀请、电话邀请和面对面邀请。因此这篇文章最好的标题是：一些邀请朋友的方法。故选D。C) 61-65 CFEAD 五、【主旨大意】作者向读者讲述了如何写好邀请函。66. easier 67. show 68. clearly 69. when 70. arrive 71. or 72. planning 73. the 74. preparation 75. themselves 六、 A) 76. She/Janice decided to celebrate her birthday in a nice restaurant at last. 77. She/Janice met Austin on her way to school. 78. Her/Janice’s birthday was on Tuesday. 79. She/Janice felt sad/upset. 80. They/Janice’s friends gave her a puppy(as a birthday gift). B) 81. One possible version： Dear classmates, I would like to invite you to a party. As you know, our classmate Anna will go back to America in three days. She is friendly to us, and she is our good friend. I would like to have a party for her in our classroom this Saturday evening. Can you come to the party? Can you invite our teachers to the party? Can you invite Anna to the party without telling her? So she will be surprised. Would you like to help me to bring some food and drinks? Can you help me to buy some flowers and gifts? I’m looking forward to hearing from you! Yours, Monitor The Birthday PartyFor whomLaura. PlaceIn the classroom of Class 21.________, Grade Nine. TimeAt 22.________ p.m. last Wednesday. Other informationWe invited all the classmates and Laura’s 23.________ to the party. We bought a birthday cake, some snacks and 24.________. Laura got some birthday gifts. She was 25.________ and happy. A. Can we make it another day ? B. Could you come and help me ? C. I had to prepare for the exam. D. Can you tell me what it is about ? E. It says how scientists work on the moon. F. Did you read it before ? Dear Rebecca, Thank you for inviting me to your 18th birthday party in the coming week. Next Thursday, I will sing one song for you with all my heart and soul “Happy birthday.” Although I really want to be part of the event, I will go to China for a business meeting that day. So I send you this gift and I will visit you when I come back to New York. Yours, Ms. Miller Dear Peter, Thank you for the invitation to your daughter’s graduation party. But I’ve already booked a ticket to fly to New York on June 7th to visit my sister Kate. She has been ill for days. Please congratulate Anna for me. Yours, Andrew Dear Williams, I am writing this letter to thank you for the invitation on June 30th, but I’m sorry I can’t attend your 25th wedding anniversary (结婚纪念) party. I’ll have my German exams that day. I’d like to express my best wishes to you and your wife. Best wishes! Yours, Jeff Dear George, Congratulations on your new job! I wish I could go to the party and celebrate with you, but I must be out of town this weekend. Maybe we can get together next Monday, and you can tell me all about your new job. Always, Jenna 61. Nancy, thank you for asking me to go shopping. But I have a lot of work to do from Monday to Friday. I wonder whether it is OK to go this Saturday or Sunday. 62. Paul, I am sorry I can’t play basketball with you this Saturday because I hurt my left leg last week. I have to have a good rest. I hope to join you next week. 63. Emma, it’s very kind of you to invite me to your birthday party. I’d love to, but I have to look after my mother. She just had an operation (手术). I hope you will have a good time. 64. Barry, thank you for inviting me to your house for dinner on October 18th. But I have to fly to America on business that day. I am really sorry. I hope to see you when I get back a week later. 65. Hall, thank you for your invitation. I’d love to go to your party at half past six, but I have to go to a meeting after work, so I may be late. I hope you can understand. A. Ted has been really busy these days. He is going to America by air and he will be back on October 25th. He wants to meet that day. B. Lisa is on vacation in America now. She will call you back as soon as she comes back. And she will bring you a gift. C. Mary just got her dream job and she is busy on weekdays. She wants to know if it is OK to go shopping with you this weekend. D. Tom really wants to come to your party on time. However, he has something else to do after work, so he will come to the party at about seven. E. Toby can’t come to your birthday party. His mother is ill and his father is busy with his work, so he has to look after her in the hospital. F. There is something wrong with Andy’s leg, so he can’t play basketball. G. Jack caught a cold yesterday and now he is in hospital, so he can’t come to the birthday party. However, a gift from him will be sent to you. clear, show, with, when, arrive, easy, or, prepare, plan, the, they, first