“My Father’s Day card. Iknow your are upset because I didn’t do it ___12___.”

“Elizabeth, that was the13card in the whole class. It was so ___14___ that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so ___15___ that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth ___16___ to give her the card early.

On the front of the card was a ___17___ of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue pieceof cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written: Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)___18___. I want to thank you and ___19___ you a happy Father’s Day! Love, Elizabeth When her mom read the card she stared ___20___, just like Elizabeth did.

1. A. cloth B. card C. pen D. paper

2. A. Until B. Because C. Since D. When

3. A. body B. heart C. face D. hands

4. A. making B. covering C. holding D. doing

5. A. lifted B. caught C. left D. placed

6. A. alone B. still C. down D. up

7. A. smile B. hair C. tear D. sweat

8. A. sat B. stood C. worked D. waited

9. A. understand B. stay C. stop D. apologize

10. A. at school B. at home C. just here D. at once

11. A. whose B. Who C. What D. Which

12. A. right B. carefully C. wrong D. quickly

13. A. best B. simplest C. favorite D. worst

14. A. wild B. sweet C. useful D. hard

15. A. rude B. regretful C. happy D. brave

16. A. refused B. promised C. seemed D. decided

17. A. recording B. discovery C. drawing D. writing

18. A. aunt B. daddy C. teacher D. sister

19. A. congratulate B. want C. wish D. hope

20. A. laughing B. joking C. worrying D. crying

C

“Hi, Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!” I heard my son, Brian say as ___1___ as if he was sitting next to me. ___2___ he wasn’t.

Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers[大規模演習] ___3___ between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.

My party-loving friend, Denise, had ___4___ me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we ___5___ at the restaurant, I scanned[掃視] the sea of ___6___, but I didn’t recognize anybody.

A wave of ___7___ washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when ___8___ I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!”“What’s wrong?” she asked when she saw me dabbing[輕輕擦] at my___9___.

“I think I’ve had too much wine. I keep ___10___ Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n) ___11___ smile.“Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.

I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a ___12___ entered the room, carrying a sheet cake. The firefighter ___13___ the cake on the table in front of me so I could ___14___ the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak,“Mom, be sure to ___15___ me a piece of cake.” This time he ___16___ very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I ___17___ in my chair. Was I losing my mind?“I’ll have some ___18___ as soon as I get this helmet[頭盔] ___19___,” the firefighter said.Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet. He ___20___ his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.

“Brian!”

“Hi, Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”

1. A. impossibly B. clearly C. hardly D. loudly

2. A. So B. Then C. But D. And

3. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. everywhere D. somewhere

4. A. invited B. provided C. supported D. sent

5. A. arrived B. came C. reached D. got

6. A. dishes B. faces C. smiles D. voices

7. A. disappointment B. happiness C. sadness D. anger