Special Day
温馨的一天:同学们,生日对于你们来说是不是一个特殊日子?这一天家人的爱使平凡的一天变得特殊。阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
December 21st is Becky's birthday. When she gets home after school, her parents are 1. (sit) at the table. On the table there is a birthday cake 2. fourteen candles. They say to her, "Happy Birthday, dear! We have a present for you, Becky. 3. (go) and look for it in your bedroom."
Becky runs 4. (quick) to her room. On her bed she sees a red box. She thinks that her present must 5. (be) in the box. She opens it. There is nothing but a card in it. The girl takes it out and reads, "Dear Becky, I'm your present. My 6. (one) three letters are the same as in the word 'come'. My last two letters are the same as in the word 'water'. 7. (I) middle three letters are in the word 'put'. What am I?"
Becky thinks hard and soon smiles. Then she goes to the living room and shouts, "Aha, I know what present it is. Thank you very much, Mum and Dad! 8. where is it?" Her mother says, "Look at the back of the card." Becky turns it over and 9. (read), "Come and look for me in the study."
Becky runs to the study room. There on the desk she finds her present. What is it? Do you know?
Becky's present is a(n) 10. .

1. sitting 2. with 3. Go 4. quickly 5. be 6. first 7. My 8. But 9. reads 10. computer