四、完形填空。(2024·江苏连云港)
“Meera, do you remember what day it is tomorrow?” asked Rani.
“It's Mummy's birthday!” cried Meera. “What are we going to give her as a 1 ?”
That was the 2 . They couldn't think of anything! Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card. But that didn't seem 3 enough for Mummy!
Both girls 4 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 5 !
Next morning Papa 6 the girls very early, even before the Sun had risen properly. Quickly and quietly, the three of them started to 7 . Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera 8 them all around. Soon the room was looking very 9 indeed.
Then they got into the 10 . “Let's make breakfast!” Papa began giving 11 in a low voice. Rani and Meera did as Papa said. 12 the children made the breakfast ready. There were sandwiches, a fruit salad, a glass full of 13 orange juice and another full of warm milk.
Mummy came out of her room. The girls 14 to her and hugged(拥抱)her. “Happy birthday!”
“What a wonderful 15 !” 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

四、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，她们想不出送给妈妈什么礼物，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“Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card. But that didn't seem...”可知，买花或者送生日卡片不够特别。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生日惊喜。故选 D。
5. B 【点拨】dream 梦想；plan 计划；chance 机会；product 产品。根据“After an hour of discussing with Papa”可知讨论之后，他们有了一个计划。故选 B。
6. A 【点拨】wake up 唤醒；make up 编造；look after 照顾；run after 追赶。根据“the girls very early”可知早上把她们叫醒。故选 A。
7. C 【点拨】exercise 练习；read 读；work 工作；play 玩。根据“Quickly and quietly, the three of them started to”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 隐藏；hang 悬挂。根据“Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera 8 them all around.”可知是把气球挂在四周。故选 D。
9. C 【点拨】clean 干净的；empty 空的；beautiful 美丽的；huge 巨大的。根据“Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera hung them all around.”可知是把气球挂在四周，房间很漂亮。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!”可知是进入厨房做早饭。故选 C。
11. D 【点拨】choice 选择；challenge 挑战；invitation 发明；instruction 指导。根据“Rani and Meera did as Papa said.”可知她们的爸爸“指导”她们做早饭。故选 D。
12. A 【点拨】quietly 安静地；carelessly 粗心地；suddenly 突然；usually 通常。根据上文的“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“to her and hugged(拥抱) her”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“What a wonderful”可知这是他们给妈妈的生日惊喜。故选 A。