11．　　It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the (1)       had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in my class was (2)      . When each guest excitedly (3)       the invitation, I was especially happy.
　　The (4)       was full of shouts and laughter. We had just finished a game of Twister when the doorbell rang. I was so (5)       and I could feel my face turning red, because when I (6)       the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly—the quiet girl—and she was holding a (7)      . I thought about the guest list. How did I (8)       to invite Sarah?
　　I remembered that I only added a name to the (9)       when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had (10)       done that. I accepted the box, a gift from Sarah, and asked her to join in the party. "I can't (11)      ", she said. "My dad's waiting in the car." At that moment, I felt bad about forgetting to invite her and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room. "Thanks, but I have to go," she said, turning (12)       toward the door. "See you Monday."
　　I stood in the foyer with Sarah's gift in my hands and an empty feeling in my heart.
　　I didn't open the box until the party was (13)      . Inside the small box was a ceramic (陶瓷) tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received (14)       I didn't like cats. I later (15)       that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend.

12．Four students are talking about May Day Holiday.
　　Li Yufang: I went to Xiangyang with my cousin. We visited the ancient city of Xiangyang. We ate the most famous Xiangyang Beef Noodles. Xiangyang is a beautiful city with the history of more than 2, 800 years. I like it very much. We stayed there for two days.
　　Zhang Xin: My parents took me to Beijing by plane. We visited the Great Wall, the Bird's Nest and the Palace Museum. We had planned to visit the Beijing Expo, but the tickets were too difficult to buy. My parents said they would take me there this summer.
　　Liu Liang: My uncle and aunt work in Shanghai. I took a train to visit them with my sister. They took us to Shanghai Disneyland. It opened on June 16th, 2016. It is the sixth Disney theme (主题) park in the world. It is different from the others.
　　Wang Lan: My father drove me to Hainan Province. It's in the south part of our country. The weather there is pretty good. We stayed in Haikou for a short rest and then we drove on to Sanya. There, we found many beautiful beaches.

13．　　"Today I will give you a special test, " said the English teacher with a smile on his face.
　　All the students sat up straight and waited for the test to begin. The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students. After he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
　　The students were very surprised to see that there was not a question but a black dot (圆点) in the center of the paper. The teacher noticed the students' surprise and said, "I want you to write about what you see there. " At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students' answer sheets and read the answers. All of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, "Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, but no one wrote about the white paper. " The whole class listened silently, because they were afraid to fail in the exam. Then the teacher said, "Don't worry about your marks for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the center of the paper represents (代表) problems in our daily life".
　　Our life is a gift, with love and care. However, we just pay attention to the problems like illness and poverty, and never see happy things in our life. So we should try to solve our problems and enjoy each moment life gives us.

14．　　Family traditions are special habits or customs that your family has. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And what's the tradition in your family?
　　Nick, 15, England
　　On every family member's birthday, we give him or her a surprise. Last Sunday, it was my mother's birthday. And I knew that she wanted to see a film. So I bought a ticket without telling her first. This made her really happy.
　　Jack, 15, Cuba
　　Every weekend, my parents and I go to my grandparents' home. My grandparents cook delicious food. I meet all my cousins. We talk about interesting things at school. Sometimes my parents also join us in playing games.
　　Yu Xin, 14, China
　　During every summer or winter holiday, we have a family trip across the country. I'm always the one who chooses where to go. We have visited Qingdao, Xiamen and Beijing. I enjoy the trips.

25．Tom: Hi, Sarah. (1)      
Sarah: We talked about our dreams freely in class.
Tom: (2)      
Sarah: I want to be a singer.
Tom: (3)      
Sarah: Well, because I think singing is a great way to express my feelings about the world. It's much fun for me.
Tom: (4)      
Sarah: Well, I'm going to keep on taking singing lessons and practice more.
Tom: Sounds great! I hope your dream will come true.
Sarah: (5)      

26．
　　What will our world be like in 2050?We asked a group of experts to make their predictions(预测)about our (1)      .
　　By 2050, we will have "clever" (2)      . We won't have so many accidents, (3)       they will be able to talk with each other. Cars will slow down by themselves or stop in (4)       situations. Also, our cars will(5)      on electricity.
　　By 2050 our homes will be more eco-friendly (环保的). We will use solar (太阳的) energy, and we will recycle (回收) water. There will be more people in the world (6)       our houses will be smaller. We will have (7)       to help clean, cook and do (8)      home shopping.
　　We won't die!The computers in the future won't look like machines. They'll look like (9)      .
　　By 2050 there will be too many people on the earth and (10)       100 million people will be living on the moon and other planets. We will be able to travel to Mars and be back in just three days.

27．书面表达:新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID﹣19)极大地影响了人们的生活．请你用英语写一篇短文, 谈谈如何预防新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID﹣19)．
要点如下:1. 减少外出;2. 外出佩戴口罩;3. 勤洗手;4. ……
注意:1. 80﹣100词;2. 可适当增加细节, 使行文连贯;3. 文中不可出现与本人相关的信息;4. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数．
Because of COVID﹣19, we Chinese have had a special Spring Festival ____
I strongly believe that we can keep healthy if we follow the above suggestions.