Mr. Black, as well as his wife and children, ________ invited to the dinner party last night.

A. was B. were C. has been D. have been

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When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma's generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday best.

But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) and stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times. Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs -- one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4, 000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.

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1. Why do people tend to follow the trend to casual dining?

A. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality

B. Family members need more time to relax.

C. People prefer to live a comfortable life.

D. Young people won't follow the etiquette of the older generation.

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B. a dealer in stoneware

C. a pottery chain store

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D. the fierce competition at home and abroad

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B. are certain to return sooner or later

C. are still being taught by parents at home

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D. Being in an uncomfortable situation with some strangers can be the best icebreakers.

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短文改錯(cuò)

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增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（^）, 并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線, 并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意： 1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞;

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分

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1.愛護(hù)學(xué)校設(shè)施；

2.尊敬老師，團(tuán)結(jié)同學(xué)；

3.自覺保護(hù)校園環(huán)境。

注意：1.必須包括以上信息內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文更加流暢；

2.開頭、結(jié)尾均已給出。

3.詞數(shù)100個(gè)左右。

注釋：設(shè)施：facility

Dear fellow classmates,

I’m very glad to have a change here to share with you my views about “How to build a harmonious campus”.

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That’s all. Thank you for listening.

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