[单项选择]Paul can’t attend the party ______ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing for the speech at the party ______ at Mary’s house tomorrow.
A. being held, to be held
B. to be held ,held
C. held ,being held
D. to be held ,to be held

[单项选择]Henry can’t attend the party（）at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party（）at Marie’s house tomorrow.
A. held; being held
B. to be held; to be held
C. to be held; held
D. being held; to be held

[单项选择]A. They attend a house-sitter’s party.
B. They check a house-sitter’s references.
C. They interview a house-sitter’s friends.
D. They look at a house-sitter’s academic record.

[单项选择]A. He can’t attend the party.
B. He doesn’t like going to the party.
C. He’ll go to the party after finishing his homework.
D. He’ll read the book after returning from the party.

[单项选择]Why won’t the man attend the party
A. He has to return to Washington.
B. He wants to spend the weekend with his family.
C. He hates noise at parties.
D. He is too busy.

[单项选择]Helen apologized for （　） to attend the party.
A. her not being able
B. her being not able
C. her to be not able
D. her not to be able

[简答题]Your friend Mike invites you to attend a party at 6 pm next Monday. However, you have to meet your grandpa at the airport. Write a note to express your regret and give an explanation to him.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.

[单项选择]When you are invited to attend a party in the west, the first important thing you need to know is arriving late.
It is a great embarrassment (尴尬) to arrive at a party early or even on time. Therefore, unless you are the host of the party, you never want to be the first person present at a party. Why Because people are afraid that others may think that they have no life or nothing better to do than waiting for a party to start. Many people try to show an image (形象) of business which, whether true or not, has something to do with success. So by arriving late, you are saying, "I live a full life and it’s really exciting. "
Therefore, an 8 o’clock party usually doesn’t really start until maybe 9 o’clock as everyone wants to be thought of as a busy and important person with lots of things to do. In other words, a party is one of those rare occasions (极少数场合) where your punctuality can actually hurt you. It’s quite a strange thing, isn’t it Anyhow, remember, be late!
In which boo
A. Living in the west.
B. Science in the west.
C. News in the west.