Question

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺。每词限填一次。（15分）

on, ask, have, until, cheap, invite, mother, much, because, put

We are going to have a party in our house this evening．It is my 1._____ birthday, and she has 2.____ my uncles and aunts and some of her friends. Mother and I are 3._____ to cook most of the food for the party, and father is getting the drinks．The living-room looks very pretty．Balloons of all colours are hanging from the lights .we have taken the carpets away 4.____ we are going to dance there after dinner．

In the dining-room we have 5.___ out the best plates and glasses and tablecloths, and it all looks beautiful．We are going to have soup, fish, chicken, fruit and cheese．We are going to dance 6.______ midnight, and after that, we will have 7.____ food, because we will be hungry after all that dancing．

Last year my mother 8.___ her birthday party in a restaurant, but it is pleasanter and 9.______ at home．

When it is my birthday, I am going to invite my friends and have a party in the garden．I will hang pretty lights in the trees and we will grill our food in the garden and dance 10.____ the grass．

Answer 1

1.mother’s

2.invited

3.asked

4.because

5.put

6.Until

7.More

8.Had

9.cheaper

10.on

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是作者即将为母亲的生日party作准备的事情，以及对去年母亲生日party的回顾和对本人生日的设想。

1.mother’s。

2.invited。

3. sb to do sth的被动式，表示“被要求做某事”，故应用过去分词asked。

4.

5. best plates and glasses”等可知应是已经“摆放”出来，故应用put的过去分词put.。

6.until。

7.

8.had。

9.cheaper。

10.on。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。