Question

I teach a bilingual kindergarten class. One Monday I noticed that two of my students, Juan and Cynthia, had a shared   35   on Friday of that week. I informed both their moms that they could bring in   36   to celebrate their children’s birthdays.

I wondered whether   37   intended（打算）to bring in a birthday treat for the kids. On Thursday, I asked Juan and Cynthia about it, but they didn’t know anything about their parents’ plans. Both children, however, were very excited about having a birthday party the next day in class. As I was tired after work, I decided to  38   it until the next day.

The next morning my first thought was: What should I do about the cakes? It would be terrible if there was nothing for the kids to eat at the party. It   39   me as I approached （接近）the Mexican bakery on my drive to school.

The shop had four large pieces of cake for a dollar each. The only thing was that I was   40  on cash. I needed the five dollars in my purse to  41   until payday. However, I decided the    42  was the most important.

The school day went well. After story time, I told the students, “Today we are celebrating the double birthdays of Juan and Cynthia.”

I brought out the cake and lit the candles, and then we sang Happy Birthday, Cynthia and Juan smiled happily. After the candles were blown out, I cut each of the four pieces of cake into five little pieces. It was just   43  , all 20 of my students had come to class that day.

At the end, Juan said to me, “Miss Jones, I never had a birthday party before!” As I watched him walk away, still   44  , tears came to my eyes. When Cynthia came up moments later, I asked her if she’d ever had a birthday party before.

“No”, she said, “but I loved my birthday today! Thank you, Miss Jones.”

I later learned, after talking with their parents, that our simple celebration had,    45   , been both Cynthia’s and Juan’s first birthday party. I had to   46   the last couple of days of that month on the one dollar ---- but it was certainly worth it!

35. A. birthday	B. interest	C. room	D. feeling
36. A. toys	B. parents	C. cakes	D. friends
37. A. both	B. either	C. neither	D. others
38. A. try	B. leave	C. keep	D. change
39. A. required	B. stopped	C. worried	D. left
40. A. weak	B. short	C. hard	D. out
41. A. save	B. make	C. last	D. owe
42. A. class	B. party	C. students	D. money
43. A. half	B. over	C. all	D. enough
44. A. smiling	B. talking	C. singing	D. shouting
45. A. certainly	B. truly	C. anyway	D. naturally
46. A. spend	B. leave	C. work	D. make

Answer 1

35—39  ACBBC   40—44  BCBDA   45—46  BA