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假设你是李华。你有一个朋友叫汤姆，下星期五（九月五日）是他的生日，你想为他庆祝一番。于是你写了好多封请帖给其他朋友，其中有两份是写给露丝和梁燕的。请你将这一请帖写出来，并替露丝写一个接受邀请的回帖，再替梁燕写一个拒绝邀请的回帖。要点如下：

①生日聚会从九点钟开始，一直到十二点；

②舞会结束以后切生日蛋糕；

③梁燕不能来的理由是她母亲有病。

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Inviting Friends to a Birthday Party

Invitation

Dear Ruth，

Next Friday， September the fifth， is Tom"s birthday。 I thought it would be pleasant to have some of his friends here to help him celebrate。 Will you come? We"ll have dancing from nine until midnight， and then cut the birthday cake!

Both Tom and I are very eager to have you here， so don"t disappoint us!

Affectionately yours，

Li Hua

August 31， 1998

R。 S。 V。 P

Acceptance of the Invitation

Dear Li Hua，

Thank you for your invitation to join you at Tom"s birthday party on next Friday， September the fifth。 I"m free for the party on that day， and will be glad to meet and talk with you about our friendship。

I will be at your home at nine sharp， and look forward to seeing you。

Cordially，

Ruth

Sept。 2

Apology for being unable to accept the invitation

Dear Li Hua，

I"m so sorry I can"t come to Tom"s birthday party。 These days my mother has been falling ill， so I have to attend to her。

Thank you for asking me， Li Hua。 I certainly hate to miss any of your parties。 They"re always such fun!

Affectionately，

Liang Yan

Sept。 2