阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

“Meera, do you remember what day it is tomorrow?” asked Rani.

“It’s Mummy’s birthday!” cried Meera. “What are we going to give her as a （1） ”

That was the （2） . They couldn’t think of anything! Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card. But that didn’t seem （3） enough for Mummy!

Both girls （4） how they could make Mummy’s birthday an extra surprise. They asked Papa for help. After an hour of discussing with Papa, the girls nodded to each other. They finally had a （5） !

Next morning Papa （6） the girls very early, even before the sun had risen properly. Quickly and quietly, the three of them started to （7） . Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera （8） them all around. Soon the room was looking very （9） indeed.

Then they got into the （10） . “Let’s make breakfast!” Papa began giving （11） in a low voice. Rani and Meera did as Papa said. （12） the children made the breakfast ready. There were sandwiches, a fruit salad, a glass full of （13） orange juice and another full of warm milk.

Mummy came out of her room. The girls （14） to her and hugged（拥抱）her. “Happy birthday!”

“What a wonderful （15） !” cried Mummy, looking at the balloons and the breakfast table. It was the best breakfast Mummy had ever eaten.

（1）

A．

praise

B．

present

C．

promise

D．

prize

（2）

A．

answer

B．

reason

C．

problem

D．

decision

（3）

A．

special

B．

simple

C．

expensive

D．

easy

（4）

A．

knew

B．

learned

C．

forgot

D．

wondered

（5）

A．

dream

B．

plan

C．

chance

D．

product

（6）

A．

woke up

B．

made up

C．

looked after

D．

ran after

（7）

A．

exercise

B．

read

C．

work

D．

play

（8）

A．

broke

B．

bought

C．

hid

D．

hung

（9）

A．

clean

B．

empty

C．

beautiful

D．

huge

（10）

A．

garden

B．

bedroom

C．

kitchen

D．

study

（11）

A．

choices

B．

challenges

C．

invitations

D．

instructions

（12）

A．

Quietly

B．

Carelessly

C．

Suddenly

D．

Usually

（13）

A．

free

B．

fresh

C．

strange

D．

terrible

（14）

A．

agreed

B．

rushed

C．

pointed

D．

complained

（15）

A．

surprise

B．

joke

C．

flower

D．

card