When my father was celebrating a milestone (里程碑) birthday, I pulled together a surprised gift that he would never forget.
On his 60th birthday ,I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope (信封) - 60 in total - and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday? So I wrote an e-mail to family and friends, explaining my idea.
I sent the e-mail and waited. And then the replies started coming in and I was very, very astonished. There were so many memories, and they were all so lovely. They came from the 50s, 60s, 70s, from every decade(十年)between now and the day my dad was born. They came from my mother, my siblings, my grandma, my dad's friends from high school, his sister, my dad's first boss, a colleague at his first job, from people who hadn't seen my dad in 40 years, from people I myself hadn't even informed. They typed them and handwrote them. They mailed them and e-mailed them.
The night before Dad's birthday, my sister and I stayed up late, putting the mails into envelopes.
The next morning, after breakfast and presents and cake, we gave the pile of envelopes to him. "Just one more thing for you," we said.
It took him a long time to open them and read. Each one was a brief ticket to another time, a leap (跳跃) backward over years and decades. There was a lot of laughter and a few tears in his face .
I was kind of sad when the project of the memories about my father was over because it was great fun to collect these memories.
1. When did the author give her father a surprised gift? (no more than 5words)2. what does the underlined word "astonished" in paragraph 3 probably mean? ( no more than 1 words)
3. Why did the author and her sister stay up late the night before their father's birthday? ( no more than 10 words)
4. How did the author's father most probably feel when he read the mails? ( no more than 2 words)
5. What was the surprised gift ? ( no more than 6 words)
| MEMORANDUM (备忘录) To: All members of the sales department From: Annette Derringer Re: Year-end party Date: November 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month’s year-end party. As you know, the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club, which we have reserved between 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the evening of December 21st. I’ve received replies from almost all of you confirming attendance, but if you haven’t let me know yet, please do so in the next day or two. Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company. The Green Vale manager has asked me to explain one or two things to those of you who have not been there before. Basically, there is sufficient parking space for only 100 vehicles, so they would like to ask those of you planning to drive, try to car-pool as much as possible. Also, the number of lockers available is small, so guests should try to keep belongings to a minimum. Thanks in advance, Annette |
| To: Annette Derringer aderringer@belway.com From: Kyle Berwick Date: Nov 28 Subject: Year-end party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annette, This is to let you know that I will be able to attend the year-end party at the Green Vale Country Club on the 21st although I don’t think I will be able to arrive before 8:30. I was wondering if it would also be possible to bring a couple of guests. I know it is a bit of a last minute request, but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time, and I know they’d love to see the Green Vale. If it is not a problem, then can you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets? Also, assuming this is OK, I was planning to drive down in a single car, to reduce the need for parking and also to allow us to keep our belongings in the car. I have a couple of days off before the party, but I’ll be in my office until the 17th, so could you get back to me before then? Thanks a lot, Kyle |
1. What’s the main purpose of the memorandum?
| A．To explain the arrangement for an event. |
| B．To encourage people to travel by car. |
| C．To ask for help arranging a party. |
| D．To thank people for attending the party. |
| A．ask the price of movie tickets | B．explain why he cannot come to the party |
| C．request directions to a hotel | D．ask if he may bring guests to the party |
| A．Payment for extra guests. | B．Storage of personal items. |
| C．Parking restrictions . | D．Timing for the evening. |
| A．The manager of the Green Vale doesn’t hope they go there by car. |
| B．Annette takes charge of the arrangement of year-end party. |
| C．They can take as many belongings as they can with them when going to the Green Vale. |
| D．Kyle Berwick won’t bring the guests to go to the party if he has to pay the tickets. |
