“Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” I heard my son, Brian, say as as if he were sitting next to me. he wasn’t.Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers (大规模演习) between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.
My party-loving friend, Denise, had me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we at the restaurant, I scanned (扫视) the sea of , but didn’t recognize anybody.
A wave of washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday.” “What’s wrong?” Denise asked when she saw me dabbing (轻轻擦) at my .
“I think I’ve had too much wine. I keep Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n) smile. “Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.
I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a entered the room, carrying a sheet of cake. The firefighter the cake on the table in front of me so I could the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to me a piece of cake.” This time he very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I in my chair. Was I losing my mind?
“I’ll have some as soon as I get this helmet (头盔) ,” the firefighter said. Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet. He his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.
“Brian!”
“Hi Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”
1.A.hardly B.impossibly C.clearly D.loudly
2.A.So B.Then C.And D.But
3.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.everywhere D.nowhere
4.A.sent B.supported C.provided D.invited
5.A.got B.reached C.arrived D.came
6.A.smiles B.voices C.faces D.dishes
7.A.happiness B.sadness C.anger D.disappointment
8.A.at present B.no more C.at once D.once again
9.A.eyes B.nose C.ears D.fingers
10.A.seeing B.saying C.listening D.hearing
11.A.relaxing B.exciting C.understanding D.surprising
12.A.fireman B.firewomen C.waiter D.waitress
13.A. pulled B. set C. pushed D. kept
14.A. light upB. add up C. take away D. blow out
15.A. save B. buy C. make D. bring
16.A. Shouted B. sounded C. laughed D. cried
17.A. calmed B. turned C. froze D. thought
18.A. rest B. cake C. paper D. bread[
19.A. off B. away C. down D. on
20.A. carried away B. packed up C. put on D. took off
Jack has been working hard and _____ is no doubt that he will do a good job in the entrance exam.
A. itB. whatC. there D. as
Instead of settling down and living a peaceful life, the farmers move from city to city _____ work.
A. in search ofB. in return for C. in honor ofD. in praise of
He took up my cellphone and made a long distance call as if the phone _____ him.
A. belonged toB. was belonging to
C. was belonged toD. had been belonged to
The exhibition is well worth _____ and you can see fancy vases of different dynasties on show there.
A. to visit B. to be visited
C. being visited D. visiting
—We’ve had three whole weeks without a drop of rain.
—True. No crops will _____ if the dry weather continues.
A. select B. survive C. explode D. remove
