E) 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确的答案。
A late birthday present
Mr White is a doctor. He often comes back home late in the evening, because it is far away from his home to the hospital. He is always busy with his work, so he often forgets (忘记) his wife's birthday. But last Friday afternoon, on his way home, he suddenly (突然) remembered it was his wife's fiftieth birthday. He went to the shop and bought a necklace (项链) for his wife.
When he got home, Mr White gave the present to his wife and said, "Happy Birthday!" But to his surprise (令他惊讶的是), his wife laughed and laughed and when she stopped laughing, she said, "My birthday was yesterday. But thank you all the same because better late than never."
() 1. Mr White works in .
A. an office B. a hospital C. a shop
() 2. Why does Mr White always forget his wife's birthday?
A. He doesn't love his wife.
B. He is very busy.
C. He lives far away.
() 3. Mrs White's birthday was on that year.
A. Friday B. Thursday C. Wednesday
() 4. Why did his wife laugh when Mr White came back home with the present?
A. The present was not good.
B. It was Mr White's birthday.
C. It was not Mrs White's birthday.
() 5. What does the underlined part "better late than never" mean in Chinese?
A. 迟做总比不做好 B. 画蛇添足 C. 晚了更好
写一写

1. B；2. B；3. B；4. C；5. A

1. 由短文第一句“Mr White is a doctor. He often comes back home late in the evening, because it is far away from his home to the hospital.”可知怀特先生在医院工作，选B。
2. 根据短文“He is always busy with his work, so he often forgets his wife's birthday.”可知怀特先生因工作繁忙经常忘记妻子的生日，选B。
3. 从短文“last Friday afternoon... his wife said, 'My birthday was yesterday.'”可知周五的前一天是周四，所以怀特太太的生日是周四，选B。
4. 根据短文妻子说的“My birthday was yesterday.”可知怀特先生送礼物时已经不是她的生日了，所以妻子笑了，选C。
5. 根据语境和短语的固定含义，“better late than never”的中文意思是“迟做总比不做好”，选A。