Question

    At that moment a happy voice called, ''Hello, my dears!'' It was Mrs March. The girls j1. up and ran to the front door.

While she was t2.off her wet coat and shoes and putting on the warm slippers, Mrs March talked to her daughters about their day.

'How is your cold, Meg? Jo, you look tired. Did anyone call today, Beth? Amy, baby, come and give me a kiss.'

Then the girls quickly p3. the table for the evening meal and they all sat down to eat. There was a happy smile on Mrs March's face.

'I've got a s4.for you after supper,' she said. 'Hooray!' s5.Beth. 'A letter from Father.' 'Yes!' said Mrs March. 'A nice long letter.'

The letter was very cheerful and d6. interesting life in the army. At the e7. of the letter there was a special m8. for the girls. He told them to be good to their mother and to work h9.. He wanted to be proud of them when he came back. The girls cried when their mother read the last part because they loved and missed their father a lot. They wanted to be a b10.person in the future.

Before they went to bed, Beth played some songs on the old piano in the parlor and they all sang.

Answer

1.jumped

2.taking

3.prepared

4.surprise

5.shouted

6.described

7.end

8.message

9.hard

10.better

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了马奇夫人回家以后，她对女儿们的问候，以及她和女儿们一起吃完饭，晚饭后她给女孩们读了父亲来信的故事。

1.句意：女孩们跳起来跑到前门。

根据上文At that moment a happy voice called, ''Hello, my dears!'' It was Mrs March. 就在那一刻，一个幸福的声音喊道:“你们好，我的宝贝们!“是马奇太太。结合The girls j__1__ up and ran to the front door.及首字母提示，可知女孩们听到妈妈的声音是高兴的，所以应是跳起来跑到前门，jump up跳起来，文章时态为一般过去时，故答案填jumped。

2.句意：当她脱下湿漉漉的外套和鞋子，穿上暖和的拖鞋时，

根据While she was t__2__off her wet coat and shoes and putting on the warm slippers, 可知这里指的是脱下湿漉漉的外套和鞋子，take off脱下，由后面的putting可知这里用taking，构成过去进行时态，故答案为taking。

3.句意：然后，女孩们很快地准备了晚餐的桌子，他们都坐下来吃饭。

根据Then the girls quickly p__3__ the table for the evening meal and they all sat down to eat.结合首字母提示，可知应是准备了晚餐的桌子，他们都坐下来吃饭。prepare准备，动词，根据文章时态，这里用其过去式，故答案为prepared。

4.句意：晚饭后我要给你们一个惊喜。

根据下文Hooray，结合I've got a s__4__for you after supper，及首字母提示，可知是马奇夫人说要晚饭后给孩子们一个惊喜，surprise惊喜，可数名词，前面有不定冠词a修饰，用单数，故答案为surprise。

5.句意：“万岁!” Beth喊道。

根据'Hooray!' s__5__Beth.联系上文语境，结合首字母提示，可知马奇夫人说要晚饭后给孩子们一个惊喜，所以Beth应该是大喊“万岁”表示孩子们很激动，shout呼喊、喊叫，动词，根据文章时态，这里用其过去式，故答案为shouted。

6.句意：这封信写得很愉快，描述了军队中有趣的生活。

根据The letter was very cheerful and d__6__ interesting life in the army. 结合首字母提示，可知是信写得很愉快，描述了军队中有趣的生活。describe描述、描绘，动词，根据文章时态，这里用其过去式，故答案为described。

7.句意：在信的末尾。

根据At the e__7__ of the letter there was a special m__8__ for the girls.结合首字母提示，可知是在信的末尾，at the end of在……结束时，固定词组，故答案为end。

8.句意：在信的末尾，有一条特别给女孩们的信息。

根据下文He told them to be good to their mother……，他告诉他们要善待他们的母亲……，结合At the e__7__ of the letter there was a special m__8__ for the girls.及首字母提示，可知是在信的末尾，有一条特别给女孩们的信息，是叮嘱她们如何做的，message信息，消息，可数名词，前面有不定冠词a修饰，用单数，故答案为message。

9.句意：他告诉他们要善待他们的母亲，要努力工作。

根据下文He wanted to be proud of them when he came back. 他想在回来的时候为她们感到骄傲。结合He told them to be good to their mother and to work h__9__.及首字母提示，可知是告诉他们要善待母亲，努力工作。hard努力，副词，修饰前面的动词work，故答案为hard。

10.句意：她们想在未来成为一个更好的人。

根据They wanted to be a b__10__person in the future.及首字母提示，再联系上文语境，可知是孩子们想在未来成为一个更好的人，这里暗含比较级，所以用better更好的，故答案为better。