四、完形填空
Last Monday, my brother Carl handed me a 1 with a cake on the cover.
"Since when did you start reading 2 magazines?" I asked.
"It's Liz's," Carl said. Liz is 3 grandma. "She keeps looking at the picture of this cake! Maybe we can make one like this as a 4 for her birthday!"
"Good idea! Let's do it together!" I said.
"I was excited about 5 Liz with it," Carl said. "But just look at the recipe (食谱)!"
I began to read it. "So many steps!"
"Yes, there's no 6 we could finish it by Saturday," Carl said.
"Unless (除非)... Look," I pointed. "I think I know 7 we can make it. We can make things 8 ahead (在前面) of time. If we do one or two of these little things each day and then put 9 together on Saturday morning, we could surprise Liz on time. "
Carl nodded (点头), "That would be 10."
Then we shopped and made a recipe schedule (时间表). Every 11 that week, Carl and I made at least one or two things on our schedule. Finally, the big day arrived.
"Oh my goodness!" Liz cried 12 Carl and I put the cake in front of her. "I cannot believe you've made the birthday cake that I want so much!" After 13 a piece of it, she said, "It is so delicious! All your love makes it the 14 in the whole world!"
Next time, if you face anything impossible, don't worry. Make a plan first and do one 15 part at a time, and you really will get it done!
() 1. A. book
B. picture
C. magazine
D. paper
() 2. A. health
B. family
C. shopping
D. cooking
() 3. A. your
B. their
C. her
D. our
() 4. A. meal
B. gift
C. plan
D. show
() 5. A. surprising
B. teaching
C. caring
D. buying
() 6. A. way
B. step
C. money
D. change
() 7. A. how
B. why
C. where
D. when
() 8. A. perfect
B. better
C. mixed
D. ready
() 9. A. everything
B. anything
C. something
D. nothing
() 10. A. bad
B. endless
C. wonderful
D. different
() 11. A. day
B. morning
C. afternoon
D. evening
() 12. A. so
B. when
C. before
D. because
() 13. A. cutting
B. making
C. eating
D. watching
() 14. A. better
B. best
C. bigger
D. biggest
() 15. A. difficult
B. important
C. small
D. big