阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“It’s been potatoes all week, mom! Can’t we go to the dinner for a burger and an ice cream? That’s all I want for my birthday!” Eve’s 8-year-old ________, Dylan, looked at her with puppy eyes. In her heart, she wanted to hold the ________ birthday party for him. But in fact, she couldn’t afford it ________ she lost her third job.
That afternoon, they took a nap. But Dylan didn’t fall asleep and had
________ in mind. “It should be a good idea,” he thought. While his mother was asleep, he carefully
________ his pot, where he had saved a few dollars from his lunch money.
He
________ the money in the pot. “1, 2, 3…28!” Dylan’s eyes lit up. “Great, I’m sure we will get a good meal for $28!” He carried the money and left the house secretly. When he
________ see the food truck from a long distance, he almost cried with excitement.
“Sir! Please give me everything I can get for$28!” the boy said
________. But Martin, the owner of the food truck, frowned and
________, “I’m so sorry, kid. We’re out of everything.”
On hearing this, the boy was about to cry. With
________ in Martin’s heart, he asked patiently in a soft voice. He learnt what the little boy who
________ got$28 wanted to do. He knew it was impossible to prepare a big meal with such little money, so Martin decided to take him outside to buy some food. Dylan was
________ to Martin and gave all his money to him.
The next day, Eve was woken up by a knock on the door, “Hello! It’s Martin.” Confused with all the delicious food in the truck, Eve couldn’t believe her eyes and felt like a
________.
“It was your son Dylan who prepared all the food for you. Enjoy it.” With a man’s
________ appearing, she knew it was real. They sat together and enjoyed the meal. After that, they found a note with $28 under a plate read “Love is
________.” Touched by these words, tears welled up in their eyes.
1. A.cousin | B.son | C.student | D.brother |
2. A.shortest | B.simplest | C.cheapest | D.biggest |
3. A.after | B.before | C.until | D.unless |
4. A.something | B.anything | C.nothing | D.everything |
5. A.gave up | B.put away | C.took out | D.paid for |
6. A.spent | B.counted | C.saved | D.used |
7. A.could | B.must | C.might | D.should |
8. A.angrily | B.wisely | C.slowly | D.excitedly |
9. A.ordered | B.agreed | C.replied | D.shouted |
10. A.loneliness | B.happiness | C.kindness | D.shyness |
11. A.seldom | B.nearly | C.still | D.only |
12. A.equal | B.thankful | C.close | D.familiar |
13. A.plan | B.chance | C.pity | D.dream |
14. A.truck | B.voice | C.gift | D.money |
15. A.priceless | B.serious | C.blind | D.fair |