Question

8．Children all over the world like to celebrate their birthday，They usually have a party and i（66）nvitetheir friends to join the celebration．The party may not be held  on the exact date of their birthday if it comes on a school day．It may be held on the closest weekend instead．
    Two kinds of parties are the most p（67）opular．One is held at home．Parents prepare a s（68）pecialbirth-day meal for their children．The other is held away from home．It may he at a restaurant，a park，a movie theater or some other places．
    There is a birthday c（69）akewith candles on that day．Each candle means each year of a birthday boy or girl's age．
    As children grow older，their birthday parties change．In f（70）act，many people stop having parties now．They say they would like to forget their age．

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分析 这是一篇说明文．文章大意：全世界的小朋友都喜欢庆祝他们的生日，美国的小孩子也不例外．美国的小朋友通常以派对的形式庆祝生日．他们邀请他们的朋友参与庆祝会．如果与上学的日子冲突，他们的派对可能不是在他们真正生日那天举行，而是在最近的周末举行．目前有两种派对的形式最为普遍．第一种是在家里举办的．父母用气球和彩纸把家里装饰得很漂亮，准备丰盛的生日大餐．孩子们就在做游戏．另外一种就是在家以外的地方举办的．有些是在特别的餐馆举办．孩子在那吃披萨和雪糕，端食物的服务员也会为孩子唱歌或是说笑话．还有一些派对会在公园或者电影院什么的地方举行．每一个生日派对都会有一个带蜡烛的生日蛋糕．每一支蜡烛都代表一个男孩子或是女孩子的年龄．但现在为了忘记自己年龄，很多人不举办生日聚会了．

解答 66题答案：invite 考查首字母填空．根据句意他们经常举行聚会应该是邀请朋友们一起参加，故用invite．
67题答案：popular 考查首字母填空．根据句意One is held at home．The other is held away from home．及提示p应该是最普遍，故用popular．
68题答案：special  考查首字母填空．根据句意Parents prepare a s（68）birth-day meal for their children．及提示"s"，应该是父母为孩子准备特别的生日晚餐，故用形容词special．
69题答案：cake    考查首字母填空．根据句意There is a birthday c（69）with candles on that day．及提示"c"那天都会有一个带蜡烛的生日蛋糕，故用cake．
70题答案：fact 考查首字母填空．根据In f（70），many people stop having parties now．They say they would like to forget their age．及提示"f"，应该用fact，固定搭配in fact事实上，事实上，现在为了忘记自己年龄，很多人不举办生日聚会了．故答案是fact．

点评 本题考查完型填空．需对文章整体大意 先有所了解，再根据每个空的答案，有目的选择最合适，使文章更通顺．