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八年级英语期末复习限时练阅读理解 ain canada and the united states，people enjoy entertaining(请客)at home. they often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just for a coffee and conversation.here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home：“would you like to come over for dinner saturday night？”“hey，were having a party on friday. can you come？”to reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say youre sorry，and give an excuse： “thanks，id love to. what time would you like me to come？”or “oh，sorry，ive tickets for a movie.”sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. for example： “please come over for a drink sometime.” “why not get together for a party sometime？” “why dont you come over and see us sometime soon？”they are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. they are not real invitations because they dont mention a specific(确定的)time or date. they just show that the person is trying to be friendly. to reply to expressions like these，people just say “sure，that would be great！”or “ok，yes，thanks.”so next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?（ ）1why do canadians and americans often invite friends for meals at home?abecause they can save time. bbecause they can spend less money.cbecause they enjoy entertaining at home. dbecause they have modern and beautiful house.（ ）2which of the following is a real invitation?a“if you are free，lets go for a dinner sometime.” b“please go to the cinema with me someday.”c“would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime？” d“ive two tickets here. can you go to the movie with me？”（ ）3if people say “lets get together for lunch some day.”，you just say “_”athat would be nice. bhow about this weekend?coh，sorry. im very busy. dthats great. ill be there on time.（ ）4people use “an unreal invitation” in order to(为了)show that _.atheyre trying to be friendly btheyre trying to be helpfulctheyre trying to make friends with others dthey havent got ready for a party yet（ ）5the passage is mainly about_.aentertainment at home breal invitations or notcexpressions of starting a conversation dways of ending a conversation bin canada and the united states，people enjoy entertaining(请客)at home. they often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just for a coffee and conversation. here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home： “would you like to come over for dinner saturday night？” “hey，were having a party on friday. can you come？” to reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say youre sorry，and give an excuse： “thanks，id love to. what time would you like me to come？”or “oh，sorry，ive tickets for a movie.” sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. for example： “please come over for a drink sometime.” “why not get together for a party sometime？” “why dont you come over and see u s sometime soon？” they are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. they are not real invitations because they dont mention a specific(确定的)time or date. they just show that the person is trying to be friendly. to reply to expressions like these，people just say “sure，that would be great！”or “ok，yes，thanks.” so next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly? ( )1why do canadians and americans often invite friends for meals at home? a because they can save time. bbecause they can spend less money. cbecause they enjoy entertaining at home. dbecause they have modern and beautiful house. ( )2which of the following is a real invitation? a“if you are free，lets go for a dinner sometime.” b“please go to the cinema with me someday.” c“would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime？” d“ive two tickets here. can you go to the movie with me？” ( )3if people say “lets get together for lunch some day.”，you just say “_” athat would be nice. bhow about this weekend? coh，sorry. im very busy. dthats great. ill be there on time. ( )4people us e “an unreal invitation” in order to(为了)show that _. atheyre trying to be friendly btheyre trying to be helpful ctheyre trying to make friends with others dthey havent got ready for a party yet ( )5the passage is mainly about_. aentertainment at home breal invitations or not cexpressions of starting a conversation 二根据短文内容填空。sun yang is my favorite sports star. he is a well-known chinese 1. p_. he is studying in zhejiang 2. u_ now. sun yang was born on december 1st, 1991. he was interested in 3 (swim). when he was eight years old, he 4. _ (begin) to learn to swim. at the age of 15, he made himself a member of the chinese 5 (swim) team. he got better training there. in 2009, he 6. _ (参加) the mens 1500-meter freestyle swimming at the world aqua