Randy couldn’t wait to get to school. It was Mrs. Anderson’s birthday, and she promised the class a special treat to help her celebrate. Randy knew that Mrs. Anderson was a great baker. She always made the most delicious cakes and cookies for the school bake sales. Randy’s mouth __27__ as he walked into the room and took his seat.
　　Mrs. Anderson had a long covered box on her desk, and the room smelled wonderful from whatever Mrs. Anderson had made. Everyone sniffed the air and smiled in anticipation. __28__ the class was quiet, Mrs. Anderson said, “As promised I have a special treat for you today.”
　　Randy’s stomach growled.
　　“Wait, Mrs. Anderson,” Olivia said. “We have to sing happy birthday first.”
　　Randy sighed. He really wanted to see what Mrs. Anderson had made. But the class always sang on someone’s birthday. So Randy sang __29__, imagining cakes and cookies the whole time.
　　Finally it was time to eat. Randy sat forward in his seat to get a good view of the box. Mrs. Anderson said, “I decided to do something a little __30__today. I wanted to share something really special with you, so I made my grandmother’s famous blueberry muffins.” With a big smile, she uncovered the box.
　　Randy sat back in his seat. Blueberry? Randy didn’t like blueberries. Mrs. Anderson walked around the room, giving out the muffins. When she got to Randy’s desk, he politely said, “No, thank you. I don’t like blueberries.”
　　“Are you sure you don’t want to at least __31__ one?” Mrs. Anderson asked. “You could pick the blueberries out if you’d like.”
　　“No, thank you.” Randy lowered his head. He’d skipped breakfast, and now he was really hungry. He watched his classmates eat the muffins and comment on how delicious they were.
　　Finally Randy couldn’t __32__ it. He was so hungry he didn’t care if the muffins had blueberries. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Mrs. Anderson put a muffin on his desk. “As a birthday present to me, do you think you could at least try one?”
　　sniff: 嗅 anticipation: 期待 　　 stomach: 肠胃　　　 growl: 吼叫
　　sigh: 叹息 muffin: 麦芬蛋糕 　　　 comment: 评论
　　27. A. dried　　　　 B. opened　　 　 C. closed 　　 　 D. watered
　　28. A. Once　　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. Because　 　　 D. Then
　　29. A. alone　　　　 B. along　　　　 C. loudly　 　 　 D. carefully
　　30. A. different　 　B. difficult　　 C. surprising　　 D. interesting
　　31. A. buy　 　　 　 B. smell　　　　 C. try　　　　 　 D. borrow
　　32. A. have　　 　　 B. love　　 　　 C. hate　　 　　　D. take