Choose the best answer and complete the passage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

Birthday party is on the way!

Thirty minutes ______ the party, volunteers arrive and get to work. They make delicious food, prepare exciting games and arrange colorfully wrapped boxes on a table. Soon it's time to play the music and welcome the eager guests. They rush in, ready to celebrate.

Every month, parties like this take place at homeless shelters across the country. They're hosted by a group called the Birthday Party Project. This non-profit ______ throws birthday parties for groups of kids who don't have a home. For many of them, it's the first birthday party they've ever had.

Paige Chenault is the founder of the Birthday Party Project. "Everyone wants a chance to feel known and seen, and a birthday is a ______ time to make it true. "says Chenault. She and her family threw the Birthday Party Project's first event in January 2012. "We realized our own community was a great place to start, "she says. Since then, the project has ______. Now it hosts about 50 monthly parties in 15 cities. More than 10,000 Children have celebrated their birthday at these events.

Eight-year-old Dipson is one of them. At the party held there in March 2019. Dipson unwrapped his gift: a new bicycle. "It was very fun,"he says. But Dipson also says he has learned a ______ from his party: "You can get a bit sick when you have too much chocolate cake. ,"he warns future party-goers.

Jamie Gates is the education supporter at the housing community where Dipson lives. The Birthday Party Project holds parties there each month. According to Gates, if she doesn't remember to tell the children the date of the next event, they'll ______ asking her until they get the answer. "Parents will come to the party, too," she says. "Everyone in the community loves it."

1.A.over B.after C.before D.during

2.A.school B.organization C.conference D.station

3.A.sudden B.private C.perfect D.safe

4.A.grown B.begun C.frozen D.gone

5.A.saying B.subject C.skill D.lesson

6.A.dislike B.keep C.miss D.finish

We often talk about the weather. Here are some passages about the weather. Let's read them together.

Passage 1

Is it hot or cold,cool or warm?It always goes_up and down. When the sun comes up,it warms the air and the temperature will go up. When nights come,the air gets cooler and the temperature will fall.

Passage 2

We can't see it,but we can feel it. It can move the air. When it comes,we can see the branches(树枝)of trees are moving. Do you like flying kites?It can carry your kite high in the sky. It can also blow(吹)your hat off.

Passage 3

The rain is raining all around.

It falls on field and tree.

It rains on the umbrellas here,

and on the ships at sea.

(This is a famous poem written by a famous British poet.)

Passage 4

We often see it in winter. It looks white and many people like it a lot. When it comes,the ground will put on its white clothes. And children are especially happy then,because they can make snowmen.

1.The underlined phrase “goes_up” in Passage 1 means “______” in Chinese.

A.骤降 B.上升 C.消融 D.膨胀

2.When ______, we know it's windy.

A.the ground is white B.a poet writes a poem C.the branches are moving D.the coat is wet

3.Which one do you think may be the best title for Passage 3?

A.Taking your umbrella B.Ships at sea C.Rain D.Umbrella

4.Passage 4 mainly talks about ______.

A.snow B.rain C.wind D.fog

5.Why are children happy when it snows?

A.Because they can stay at home. B.Because they can make snowmen.

C.Because they don't need to go to school. D.Because it's beautiful.

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