1. (2020·青岛模拟) 用所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

not afford     take place    steal    celebrate     express

1. （1） Although the girl is only 3 years old, she alwaysherself clearly.
3. （2） —Can I use your Ipad for a while, Helen?

   —Sorry, itby someone last week.

5. （3） —Our lives are becoming better and better.

   —Yes. Great changesin the past 40 years.

7. （4） —Where is your daughter, Mrs White?

   —Oh, she with her friends Betty's birthday in the dining hall.

9. （5） —The price of the house is very high now.

   —Yes. And I' m afraid more and more people canto buy even one.