“Class, this is John Evans,” Mrs. Parmele _________ loudly. We saw a boy in oversized worn-out(穿旧了的) clothes and shoes. John looked around and smiled, hoping somebody would smile back.
I held my breath, hoping Mrs. Parmele wouldn’t _________ the empty desk next to mine. She did, and pointed him in that _________. He looked over at me as he sat down, but I looked away.
As I ate lunch with him the next day and listened to him, however, I _________ that John was actually pleasant to be around. After lunch, I decided that I would be John’s friend.
One night, I told my mom, “Mom, tomorrow is John’s birthday, and he’s not going to get anything. Nobody even _________.”
“Don’t worry,” mom said as she kissed me goodnight. “I’m sure everything will _________ fine.”
The next morning, I wished John a happy birthday first, and his _________ showed me that he was glad I had remembered.
By mid-afternoon I had almost decided that birthdays weren’t that important anyway. Then, as Mrs. Parmele was writing on the blackboard, I heard a _________ voice singing the birthday song.
Moments later, my mom came through the door with a tray(托盘) of cupcakes. She was carrying a present with a red bow on top.
Mrs. Parmele joined in. My mom put the cupcakes and gift on his desk and said, “Happy birthday, John.”
My friend _________ shared his cupcakes with the class, taking the tray from desk to desk. I caught mom watching me. She smiled and winked.
John moved to a different town later and I never heard from him again. But __________ I hear that familiar song, I remember the soft tones of my mother’s voice, the happiness in a boy’s eyes and the taste of the sweetest cupcake.
1. A.shouted | B.told | C.announced | D.reported |
2. A.look | B.notice | C.check | D.recognize |
3. A.way | B.room | C.situation | D.direction |
4. A.realized | B.considered | C.imagined | D.regretted |
5. A.dreams | B.cares | C.argues | D.thinks |
6. A.take out | B.turn out | C.put out | D.pass out |
7. A.smile | B.sadness | C.surprise | D.doubt |
8. A.strange | B.familiar | C.weak | D.similar |
9. A.disappointedly | B.absolutely | C.kindly | D.hopefully |
10. A.whatever | B.whenever | C.however | D.whichever |