“Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” I heard my son, Brian, say as
as if he were sitting next to me.
he wasn’t.Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers (大规模演习)
between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.
My party-loving friend, Denise, had
me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we
at the restaurant, I scanned (扫视) the sea of
, but didn’t recognize anybody.
A wave of
washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when
I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday.” “What’s wrong?” Denise asked when she saw me dabbing (轻轻擦) at my
.
“I think I’ve had too much wine. I keep
Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n)
smile. “Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.
I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a
entered the room, carrying a sheet of cake. The firefighter
the cake on the table in front of me so I could
the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to
me a piece of cake.” This time he
very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I
in my chair. Was I losing my mind?
“I’ll have some
as soon as I get this helmet (头盔)
,” the firefighter said. Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet. He
his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.
“Brian!”
“Hi Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”
| 小题1: | | A．hardly | B．impossibly | C．clearly | D．loudly |
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| 小题3: | | A．somewhere | B．anywhere | C．everywhere | D．nowhere |
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| 小题4: | | A．sent | B．supported | C．provided | D．invited |
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| 小题5: | | A．got | B．reached | C．arrived | D．came |
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| 小题6: | | A．smiles | B．voices | C．faces | D．dishes |
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| 小题7: | | A．happiness | B．sadness | C．anger | D．disappointment |
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| 小题8: | | A．at present | B．no more | C．at once | D．once again |
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| 小题9: | | A．eyes | B．nose | C．ears | D．fingers |
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| 小题10: | | A．seeing | B．saying | C．listening | D．hearing |
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| 小题11: | | A．relaxing | B．exciting | C．understanding | D．surprising |
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| 小题12: | | A．fireman | B．firewomen | C．waiter | D．waitress |
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| 小题13: | | A．pulled | B．set | C．pushed | D．kept |
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| 小题14: | | A．light up | B．add up | C．take away | D．blow out |
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| 小题16: | | A．Shouted | B．sounded | C．laughed | D．cried |
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| 小题17: | | A．calmed | B．turned | C．froze | D．thought |
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| 小题18: | | A．rest | B．cake | C．paper | D．bread[ |
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| 小题20: | | A．carried away | B．packed up | C．put on | D．took off |
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