Annie, a neighbor's daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit .
Her family is quite poor and are tight, so there wouldn't be any birthday visitors. I wanted to her a card and maybe a small gift to her day a bit. I got her school from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) ！
I perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and novelties(新颖小巧而价廉的物品) at a store. I took a small and asked three other people in my area at work to “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people what we were doing and their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
Then I bought her a small present and a card as planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so and I was so glad that she had some friends to her special day with.
It was such an easy and thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!
【小题1】A．lonelyB．nervousC．aloneD．worried【小题2】A．thoughtsB．financesC．measuresD．times【小题3】A．provideB．sellC．sendD．draw【小题4】A．attractB．rememberC．describeD．brighten【小题5】A．numberB．campusC．addressD．report【小题6】A．ideaB．surpriseC．chanceD．message【小题7】A．decidedB．thoughtC．wishedD．concluded【小题8】A．anotherB．othersC．otherD．one【小题9】A．radioB．cameraC．recorderD．phone【小题10】A．sayB．singC．repeatD．make【小题11】A．took outB．set outC．gave outD．found out【小题12】A．addedB．devotedC．clearedD．lifted【小题13】A．suddenlyB．originallyC．finallyD．carefully【小题14】A．collectedB．paidC．arrangedD．expected【小题15】A．untilB．afterC．unlessD．before【小题16】A．dormitoryB．homeC．classroomD．office【小题17】A．familiarB．happyC．wonderfulD．upset【小题18】A．helpB．pareC．shareD．witness【小题19】A．funnyB．challengingC．funD．timeconsuming【小题20】A．warnedB．convincedC．advisedD．toldA
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解析：
【小题1】答案：A 根据2空后的“there wouldn't be any birthday visitors”可知，Annie因为没有人为她过生日而感到有点孤独(lonely)。
误区警示：考生容易误选alone。做好此题的关键在于正确地理解lonely和alone的区别。lonely表示“孤独的，寂寞的”，带有浓重的感情色彩；alone意为“独自的，单独的”，侧重说明独自一人，强调的是客观事实。
【小题2】答案：B 作者给Annie购买礼物，暗示着Annie的家境不是很富裕。finances表示“财务情况”。
【小题3】答案：C 根据13空后的“The real fun was packing them to be sent.”可知，作者想给Annie寄(send)贺卡和礼物。
【小题4】答案：D Annie收到礼物自然会感到高兴，brighten表示 “使快活起来”，符合语境。
【小题5】答案：C 作者想给Annie寄生日礼物，必然需要她的学校地址，因此选address。
【小题6】答案：A 下文讲述了作者给Annie准备礼物的过程，因此此处指作者有了一个主意(idea)。
【小题7】答案：B 作者想(thought)也许需要再多一点庆祝生日时的欢乐氛围。
【小题8】答案：C 作者买了一些气球、生日帽和其他的(other)新颖小巧而价廉的物品。
【小题9】答案：C 11空前的“making the recording”表明，作者是用录音机(recorder)录下人们的歌声。
【小题10】答案：B 12空后的“so it really sounded like we had a party going on”暗示着人们为她唱(sing)了生日快乐歌。
【小题11】答案：D 其他人发现(found out) 我们在做什么时也加入进来。
【小题12】答案：A 作者本来请了三个人唱歌，结果其他人发现了也跟着一起唱。add表示“添加，增加”。
【小题13】答案：B 3空后的“a card and maybe a small gift”表明作者起初想买贺卡和礼物，因此选originally，表示“起初，原来”。
【小题14】答案：C 此空后的“it was like opening a mini birthday party”暗示作者在精心布置(arranged) 一切。
【小题15】答案：D 在把它们寄出去之前(before)的最后时刻作者又添加了一包纸杯蛋糕和一盒生日蜡烛。
【小题16】答案：A 文章开头的“was away for her first semester at college”表明Annie在学校，因此选dormitory“寝室”
【小题17】答案：B 20空后的“it was the most fun birthday she would remember”表明Annie很高兴(happy)。
【小题18】答案：C 作者很高兴Annie有一些朋友可以与她一起分享(share)这特别的一天。
【小题19】答案：C 这是一个既容易又有趣的(fun)事情。fun意为“有趣的”；funny意为“使人发笑的，滑稽的”。
误区警示：考生容易误选funny。做好此题的关键在于正确地理解fun和funny的区别。fun除了作不可数名词外，还可以作形容词，意为“有趣的”，而funny意为“使人发笑的，滑稽的，奇异的”。
【小题20】答案：D Annie告诉(told) 作者这会是她能记住的最有趣的一个生日。