[填空题]Sally invited us to her wedding last week, and we received the written (invite) ______ yesterday.

[填空题]Sally invited us to her wedding last week, and we received the written (invite)（）yesterday.

[单项选择]

第三篇

Political Spins
Last week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries. He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton "chutzpah" (大胆放肆). With just one sentence, Snow managed to make headlines, a joke and a defense of President George W. Bush. Interestingly. this is how battles are fought and won in US politics - with carefully-worded one-liners (一行字幕新闻) made for TV which often lack substance and clarity (清晰度).
"The amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller," said Mark Smith, a political science professor al Cedarville University. This has been accompanied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In 1968, the average TV or radio soundbite (演讲中的句子或短语) was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In 1996, the average soundbite had shrunk (缩短) to 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wantin
A. They are unclear
B. They contain a lot of information
C. They lack substance
D. They are carefully constructed

[单项选择]During the heavy storm last week, we had to take __________ under a flyover.
A. shade
B. shelter
C. shadow
D. shield

[填空题]Sally occasionally calls her grandmother.
Sally_________ calls her grandmother.

[填空题]Sally occasionally calls her grandmother. Sally ______ calls her grandmother.

[填空题]Sally occasionally calls her grandmother.
Sally ______ calls her grandmother.

[单项选择]Woman: What a pleasant surprise! Last week we bumped into each other here too!
Man: You and I must share the idea that the only way to beat the crowds when you do weekend shopping is to be here at the morning opening hour.
Question: What does the man imply
A. There is a far bigger crowd in the shop on weekdays.
B. You can get bargains when you do shopping at opening hour on weekends.
C. You can avoid the crowd when you do shopping at an earlier hour on weekends.
D. At opening hour on weekends the shop is usually swamped with peopl