I have tried to write a ghost story that won’t make you unhappy with yourselves, with each other, with seasons, or with me. I hope it haunts your houses pleasantly.

Charles Dickens

One Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. The fog was so thick that the houses opposite were like ghosts. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but it was already quite dark.

“Merry Christmas, Uncle! God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge's nephew.

“Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug(骗人的话)! ”

“Christmas is a humbug! Surely you don’t mean that, uncle.” said his nephew.

“I do.” said Scrooge “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You are poor.”

“OK, then,” replied the nephew cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are rich. Don't be angry, Uncle!” said his nephew.

“What else can I be?” answered the uncle. "I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you? It's a time for paying bills without money. It's time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!"

“Uncle! Please don't say that!” said the nephew. “I've always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and a charitable happy time. And so, Uncle Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!”

Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded( 鼓掌). He realized his mistake every soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him.

“One more sound from you. Bob Cratchit," said Scrooge,” and you'll cerebrate Christmas by losing your job!”

“Don't be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.”

“No.” said Scrooge.

“I'm sorry you don't want to cerebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!”

“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge.

“And happy New Year!” said his nephew.

“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again.

His nephew left the room. He sopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.”

1.In which season did the story take place?

A. Spring. B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter

2.What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish?

A. It was simple. B. It was important.

C. It was foolish. D. It was necessary,

3.What did Scrooge’s nephew mean by saying "Christmas time is a charitable time?

A. Christmas was a time to be generous and kind.

B. Christmas was a time to do some challenging work.

C. His uncle should give some money to his family.

D. His uncle should give away his money to the poor.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob?

A. Scrooge was Bob’s uncle B. Bob worked for Scrooge

C. Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob D. Bob was Scrooge’s visitor

5.What can we infer(推断 )from the story?

A. Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas

B. No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas

C. Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge' nephew

D. Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas day

完成句子

1.五年来我一直和笔友保持联系。

I__________________________________ my pen friend for five years.

2.如何处理这个问题对我们来说很重要。

_____________________________________ is most important for us.

3.自从二十世纪早期百老汇就因剧院而出名。

Broadway _________________________________since the early twentieth century.

4.英国是个岛国，它有英格兰，苏格兰，威尔士和北爱尔兰组成。

The UK is an island country. It ________________England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

5.那个小男孩一直跑到筋疲力尽才停了下来。

The little boy kept running _________________________________.

6.澳大利亚的季节正好和我们的相反。

Australian seasons are the _________________________________.

书面表达

假如你是在无锡学习的交换留学生Max, 你的英国同学Simon给你写了一封电子邮件请你根据邮件内容，用英语给Simon回一封电子邮件。

注意：1. 文中不能出现你的真实姓名和学校。

2. 语言通畅，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范。

3. 词数90字左右，邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数。

Hi，Simon，

Sorry I haven’t written till now.__________________________________________________________ Yours,

Max

China's____________ first space-based science fiction blockbuster（大）The Wandering Earth《流浪地球》has been one of ____________ most popular films during Chinese New Year in 2019.

A. /, / B. /, the C. the, a D. the, /

--What did Madam Curie win the Nobel Prize for？

--For her ____________ in chemistry.

A. invention B. discovery C. imagination D. advice

The weather in Yang Zhou is much colder than____________ in Hainan in winter.

A. it B. that C. those D. them

The Giant's Causeway runs for several ____________ miles on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.

A. hundred B. hundreds

C. hundreds of D. hundred of

Our class are much sure to win the basketball game ______ Class Three.

A. of B. in C. against D. from

--Shall we meet at the station at 8 a. m. ？

---In fact we____________. The train ____________ until 10 a. m.

A. mustn't；doesn't leave B. mustn't；leaves

C. don't have to；won't leave D. needn't；will leave

The speaker showed some ______ examples to make the science report easy to understand.

A. awful B. stupid

C. proper D. thick