Unit Nine1. Writing你的一位外国朋友给你来信，打算到中国旅游。

你给他回信，提出旅游建议。

你的回信应包括下列内容：1. 接到朋友的来信；2. 你对旅游的安排计划及理由；3. 表达你希望见到朋友的心愿。

Dear David,I’m glad to know you want to make a tour in China. Now I’m living in Shanghai, and there are so many famous place here. I have made a plan for your visit in Shanghai. First we can go to the Peples’ Square,the most famous place place in Shanghai. Then we can go to Y u Garden, which I think you have heard before. If you have enough time ,you can visit Expo 2010. And you are welcome to stay at my home for several days. I’m looking forward to your coming to Shanghai.I am sure you will like this city.Y ours,Wang Ming2. Choose the best answer to each of the following items.1) The university is trying to make more accommodation(住处) ___b____ for the residents.A. affordB. availableC. apparentlyD. approximately2) The difference between the public and private services is very ___a___ in this country.A. sharpB. difficultC. vastD. wide3) ____b___ of the two boys has passed the history examination.A. NoneB. NeitherC. NorD. No4) We have to put the trip off. It’s too expensive and ____c___ the weather is not fine.A. thereforeB. howeverC. on the other handD. afterwards5) John will take a job wherever he can find ___d____.A. anyB. thatC. someD. one6) Mary varies her appearances, as well as her hair color, ___a____ on the mood she is in.A. dependB. dependingC. holdD. holding7) We know that sun eclipse will ___a____the weather on the earth.A. influenceB. identifyC. impressD. locate8) The difference between the public and private schools is very ___b____ in this area.A. wideB. sharpC. difficultD. loose9) ____a___ of the boys has passed the test; they’ve got such bad luck.A. EitherB. AllC. NeitherD. No10) She's the only child in her family, but they didn't really ___d____ her.A. hurtB. damageC. harmD. spoil3.Read the following passages and decide which of the following is the best answer to each of the questions or statements.Washington Irving was America's first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in either country, delighting a large general public and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, has artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the new. Thackeray described Irving as "a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans." In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford—an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation---and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature; America made him ambassador to Spain.Irving's background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gift but deliberate child, he had little schooling, He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practise seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian (基督教长老会的) home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theatre.1) The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was ____b__.A. America's first man of lettersB. a great writer who was successful in his own country and other parts of the world as wellC. a man who won the respect of other writers because of his high social statusD. a man who was able to move from literature to politics2) What is implied by the comment about Scott, Poe and Hawthorne? _ _a__.A. Irving's great popularity resulted in the admiration of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne.B. More Americans than Britains admired Irving.C. Irving's work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality.D. Irving's success was attributed to his family background.3) What can be said about Irving's law career? ___c__A. He only began to practice law late in life.B. He spent very little time working as a lawyer.C. He never practiced law although he studied it.D. He worked as a lawyer with great enthusiasm.4) Why did Thackeray think that Irving's social grace was unusual? _ _c__A. Because Irving's degree was honorable and unusual.B. Because his parents were not aristocratic.C. Because he had good sense and gay spirits.D. Because he often exhibited warm friendliness.5) Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving's Presbyterian background on his life? _ _d__.A. It had almost no effect on his life.B. It promoted his interest in law.C. It fostered his love for literature.D. It enabled him to become a successful writer.。