五、完形填空。
“What are we going to give her as a ?”
That was the . They couldn’t think of anything! Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card. But that didn’t seem enough for Mummy!
Both girls how they could make Mummy’s birthday an extra surprise. They asked Papa for help. After an hour of discussing with Papa, the girls nodded to each other. They finally had a !
Next morning Papa the girls very early, even before the sun had risen properly. Quickly and quietly, the three of them started to . Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera them all around. Soon the room was looking very .
Then they got into the . “Let’s make breakfast!” Papa began giving in a low voice. Rani and Meera did as Papa said. the children made the breakfast ready. There were sandwiches, a fruit salad, a glass full of orange juice and another full of warm milk.
Mummy came out of her room. The girls to her and hugged(拥抱) her. “Happy birthday!”
“What a wonderful !” cried Mummy, looking at the balloons and the breakfast table. It was the best breakfast Mummy had ever eaten.
()1. A. praise
B. present
C. promise
D. prize
()2. A. answer
B. reason
C. problem
D. decision
()3. A. special
B. simple
C. expensive
D. easy
()4. A. knew
B. learned
C. forgot
D. wondered
()5. A. dream
B. plan
C. chance
D. product
()6. A. woke up
B. made up
C. looked after
D. ran after
()7. A. exercise
B. read
C. work
D. play
()8. A. broke
B. bought
C. hid
D. hung
()9. A. clean
B. empty
C. beautiful
D. huge
()10. A. garden
B. bedroom
C. kitchen
D. study
()11. A. choices
B. challenges
C. invitations
D. instructions
()12. A. Quietly
B. Carelessly
C. Suddenly
D. Usually
()13. A. free
B. fresh
C. strange
D. terrible
()14. A. agreed
B. rushed
C. pointed
D. complained
()15. A. surprise
B. joke
C. flower
D. card

五、1. B 【点拨】praise 赞扬；present 礼物；promise 承诺；prize 奖品。根据“It's Mummy's birthday!”可知，是为妈妈的生日准备礼物。故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】answer 答案；reason 原因；problem 问题；decision 决定。根据“They couldn't think of anything!”可知，她们想不出给妈妈什么礼物，这是一个问题。故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】special 特别的；simple 简单的；expensive
昂贵的；easy 容易的。根据语境可知，她们认为买花或者制作生日贺卡不够特别。故选 A。
4. D 【点拨】know 知道；learn 学习；forget 忘记；wonder 想知道。根据“how they could make Mummy's birthday an extra surprise”可知，是想知道怎样才能给妈妈一个额外的惊喜。故选 D。
5. B 【点拨】dream 梦想；plan 计划；chance 机会；product 产品。根据语境可知，和爸爸讨论之后，她们有了一个计划。故选 B。
6. A 【点拨】wake up 叫醒；make up 编造；look after照顾；run after 追赶。根据语境可知，爸爸一大早就把她们叫醒了。故选 A。
7. C 【点拨】exercise 锻炼；read 读；work 工作；play 玩耍。根据语境可知，他们开始工作，为妈妈的生日做准备。故选 C。
8. D 【点拨】break 打破；buy 买；hide 躲藏；hang 悬挂。根据语境可知，是把气球挂在周围。故选 D。
9. C 【点拨】clean 干净的；empty 空的；beautiful 美丽的；huge 巨大的。根据语境可知，有了气球的装饰，房间应是很漂亮。故选 C。
10. C 【点拨】garden 花园；bedroom 卧室；kitchen 厨房；study 书房。根据“Let's make breakfast!”可知，是进入厨房。故选 C。
11. D 【点拨】choice 选择；challenge 挑战；invitation 邀请；instruction 指示。根据“Rani and Meera did as Papa said.”可知，她们的爸爸指导她们做早餐。故选 D。
12. A 【点拨】quietly 安静地；carelessly 粗心地；suddenly 突然；usually 通常。根据“Quickly and quietly”可知，是安静地做完了早餐。故选 A。
13. B 【点拨】free 自由的；fresh 新鲜的；strange 奇怪的；terrible 糟糕的。根据“orange juice”可知是新鲜的橙汁。故选 B。
14. B 【点拨】agree 同意；rush 冲；point 指；complain抱怨。根据语境可知，是冲过去拥抱妈妈。故选 B。
15. A 【点拨】surprise 惊喜；joke 玩笑；flower 花；card卡片。根据上文可知，这是她们给妈妈的生日惊喜。故选 A。