The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.

By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.

Their experience suggests that the words an the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or 8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pm and any time thereafter means no food, oat beforehand, roll up late.

But this is not always the case. If asked to a students’ party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group （late thirties） falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we're  young, we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.

The accepted custom at present is confusing （混乱的）, sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element （成分） of surprise.

68. The underlined words "off their heads" probably mean______.

       A. tired       B. crazy       C. curious   D. hopeless

69. Jane and David’s story is used to show that______.

       A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at parties

       B. party invitations can be confusing

      C. people should ask for food at parties

      D. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

70. For some young people, arriving on time for a students’ party will probably be considered_______.

    A. very difficult           B. particularly thoughtful

       C. friendly and polite      D. socially unacceptable

71. According to the writer, people in their late thirties_______.

       A. are likely to arrive late for a party

      B. care little about the party time

      C. haven’t really grown up yet

      D. like surprises at parties

72. What is the general idea of the text?     

      A. It’s safe to arrive late just when food is served.

      B. It’s wise to eat something before going to a party.

      C. It’s important to follow social rules of party-going.

      D. It’s necessary to read invitations carefully.

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a   1  problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error.?  2  ,?when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six   3  in analyzing a problem.

  4  the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken,  and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must   5  that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must   6  the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for   7  that will make the problem clearer and lead to   8  solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes.  9  ,he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes,  10  his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After   11  the problem, the person should have   12  suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example   13  ,his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one   14  seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the   15  idea comes quite   16  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a  17   way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖) stuck to a brake. He   18  hits on the solution to his problem: he must  19  the brake.

Finally the solution is   20  .Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

1.A.serious                   B.usual                         C.similar                      D.common

2.A.Besides                  B.Instead                      C.Otherwise                  D.However

3.A.ways                      B.conditions                 C.stages                        D.orders

4.A.First                      B.Usually                     C.In general               D.Most importantly

5.A.explain                   B.prove                        C.show                         D.see

6.A.check                     B.determine                  C.correct                      D.recover

7.A.answers                  B.skills                         C.explanation                D.information

8.A.possible                  B.exact                         C.real                           D.special

9.A.In other words        B.Once in a while     C.First of all                  D.At this time

10.A.look for                B.talk to                       C.agree with                 D.depend on

11.A.discussing             B.settling down             C.comparing with          D.studying

12.A.extra                    B.enough                      C.several                      D.countless

13.A.secondly               B.again                        C.also                          D.alone

14.A.suggestion            B.conclusion                 C.decision                    D.discovery

15.A.next                            B.clear                         C.final                         D.new

16.A.unexpectedly         B.late                           C.clearly                      D.often

17.A.simple                  B.different                    C.quick                        D.sudden

18.A.fortunately            B.easily                        C.clearly                      D.immediately

19.A.clean                    B.separate                     C.loosen                       D.remove

20.A.recorded               B.completed                 C.tested                        D.accepted

During the 1890s,Henry Ford spent long hours working on his new car in a shed  behind his home,  ____his neighbors to call him “Crazy Henry”.?

      A.only to cause          B.to be caused   

      C.causing                  D.having caused

--Excuse me, could you tell me ___ the nearest station? ----Sure.

  A. where is   B. where is way to   C. where to go to   D. how to get to

Some parts of the water are very shallow. But in some places it is very very___________.

        A. deep        B. high          C. cold       D. dangerous

___ she spoke, I ___ realize she was a Japanese.

   A. When, /   B.Until, didn't     C. Before, don't    D. till, didn't

Knowing how long the test would last, the students who finished ________ back and waited until the end of the exam.

A. settle              B. settled               C. settling          D. to settle

The Taiwan Straits ______Taiwan from Fujian.

A. divides     B. separates      C. prevents       D. stops

2007年4月29日上午10点到11点，全国亿万学生阳光体育活动在各地大中小学校同时进行，江苏省1，100万学生积极参与了这项活动。

教育部倡导学生：

每天锻炼一小时

健康工作五十年

幸福生活一辈子

请你根据以上提示，用英语准备一份发言稿，向同学们讲述一下阳光体育活动的有关情况，并就高三学生是否需要每天花一小时锻炼，谈谈你的看法及理由。

注意：

发言稿应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。

词数：120左右。发言稿的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：阳光体育活动——a national student sports program;

              教育部——the Ministry of Education

Good afternoon, everyone,

Thank you!