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!
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:C
小题20:D
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。