Question

父亲的生日

There wasn't much food in the house, but somehow the mother managed to find enough to make a cake.

Her three children spent the afternoon cutting pictures from a magazine and_______ a wonderful birthday card for their father. They loved him very much. He worked hard in the woods every day and_______ came home, cheerful and smiling.

Most children simply went to the store and_______ a birthday card for their fathers. This family had hardly enough food in the cupboards._______ they made a card and wrote a lovely little message to their father.

When everything was_______， they sat down quietly and waited for their father to get home. Soon, they heard him coming. As he came in, they all jumped up and began to sing Happy Birthday. The father was surprised. All the children wondered what their father's_______ would be.

The mother lit the candles and the father closed his eyes. His children watched, imagining what his wish might be. Then, he drew in a big breath and_______  all of the candles on the cake. The children asked him what he wished for. “Surely it will come true now that you have blown out all of the birthday candles！”

The_______  looked around at his family. He saw his wife and knew how hard she had worked to find enough food for the cake. The homemade birthday card_______  his children was better than any from the store. He knew that he was very________  to have a family like this.

“I wished that every father in the world could have a family as wonderful as mine.” he said. “Now let's dig into this birthday cake. It sure looks good！”

1.A.sending B.making C.taking D.drawing

2.A.never B.seldom C.always D.nearly

3.A.borrowed B.cheated C.stole D.bought

4.A.So B.If C.But D.Unless

5.A.ready B.tidy C.light D.quiet

6.A.time B.love C.wish D.mind

7.A.looked out B.took out C.blew out D.gave out

8.A.father B.mother C.brother D.daughter

9.A.at B.with C.from D.about

10.A.lucky B.busy C.tired D.poor

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个家庭尽管生活不富足，但家人尽力为父亲过生日的故事。