2014高考英语疯狂冲刺倒计时
完形填空+阅读理解+书面表达2
(限时30分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Annie, a neighbor's daughter, was away for her first semester a t college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit __1__.
Her family is quite poor and __2__ are tight, so there wouldn't be any birthday visitors. I wanted to __3__ her a card and maybe a small g ift to __4__ her day a bit. I got her school __5__ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) __6__!
I __7__ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and __8__ novelties(新颖小巧而价廉的物品) at a store. I took a small __9__ and asked three other people in my area at work to __10__ “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people __11__ what we were doing and __12__ their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
Then I bought her a small present and a card as __13__ planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I __14__ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box o f birthday candles __15__ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the __16__ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so __17__ and I was so glad that she had some friends to __18__ her special day with.