五、完形填空。
"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.
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

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。