Thank you for        and for the beautiful gift．

A．came            B．to come               C．coming

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was 1 by an American girl. And she became very rich  2  that.

When she was a child, she was   3. Once, she was   4  to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased but 5 because she didn't have enough money to buy a  6  for her.

"The party is coming soon, but now I have 7  money. " Tears ran down her   8 Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift   9  the door opened and her grandma came in. " What happened? " her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you.10  singing a song together? Happy birthday to ……"  11  a beautiful song ! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a 12  ! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the   13.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! We   14  such a beautiful song before. Thank you for   15 me the special gift." said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

1. A．checked                 B．kept               C．made              D．written

2. A．above                B．below              C．after               D．before

3. A．excited               B．poor               C．rich                D．beautiful

4. A．invited                B．interested          C．expected           D．driven

5. A．fast                   B．ill                 C．easy              D．sad

6. A．gift                    B．duck              C．meal              D．pancake

7. A．a little                 B．little             C．few                 D．a few

8. A．eyes                         B．nose               C．face               D．neck

9. A．although                B．when              C．until                D．as

10. A．Because of          B．Without             C．As for             D．How about

11. A．What               B．How               C．Singing             D．Writing

12. A．football             B．child               C．dream            D．guide

13. A．area                B．party                C．shop                D．restaurant

14. A．haven't explained                          B．haven't copied

    C．haven't written                          D．haven't heard

15. A．choosing         B．giving            C．selling             D．returning

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl．And she became very rich after that．

When she was a child，she was poor．Once，she was invited to her friend's birthday party．She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．

“The party is coming soon，but now I have little money．” Tears ran down her face．

Later that night she was in bed，thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in．“What happened?” her grandma asked．Hearing the girl’s story，she said，“Don’t worry．I think I can help you．How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to．．．” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang．Suddenly she woke up．It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．

When she sang the song at the party the next day，her friends were very happy．“How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before．Thank you for giving me the special gift．”said her friend．And they learnt to sing it together．Later the girl became well-known in America．

1．The song Happy Birthday was written by ________．

A．an American girl                                      B．an American girl’s grandma

C．an American boy                                        D．an American girl’s friend

2．The girl was sad because ________．

A．she didn't want to go to the party                 B．she would be busy that day

C．she didn't have enough money to buy a gift   D．she wasn’t invited to the party’

3．What gift did she give her friend?

A．A flower．                                             B．A toy．

C．An interesting book．                                 D．A song．

4．What did her friends think of the song? It was ________．

A．boring                 B．beautiful               C．exciting                  D．interesting

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl was still poor after writing the song．

B．The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream．

C．The girl's friends had heard the song before．

D．The girl became famous because of the song．

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
【小题1】The song Happy Birthday was written by                    .

“Happy Birthday!” David awoke to the voice of his mother. “It’s time to get up and drive out to 35  grandfather’s farm.”  

“Why do we have to go there? And how long is the drive?” he asked with a sad look in his eyes.

“About two hours…and don’t worry, we’ ll bring your birthday   36  with us.” His mother walked away and left him to get ready. 

In less than an hour, David and his parents were on their way.   37  of what the colorful birthday packages had inside filled his head. He was   38  that one had the baseball glove he wanted, while others would have amazing things that he had dreamed about. Thinking of his grandfather, David   39  what his birthday present from him might be. 

“Since my grandfather has a large farm, he must have a lot of money, and the bigger his present for me will be,” David said to himself.

Finally they   40 . Hugging his grandfather, David excitedly shouted, “I’ve missed you! You know, today’s my birthday. Did you get me a present?”

“I have missed you, too. And I have a very   41  present for you.”

Placing a small box in David’s hand, he quietly said, “This is a very important gift. I hope you will treasure it as   42  as I have.”  

David looked at the small box, thinking money or jewels might be inside…. When he opened the box, David was   43  to see only a stone. It was a very beautiful stone, but was it valuable?

Grandfather spoke more slowly than before, “David, when your grandma and I were first married, we had very little money. She wanted to give me something special for my birthday, so she found this beautiful rock and polished(打磨)it day and night   44  it shined. It was the greatest gift I ever   45  because it came from your grandma’s heart. Now, I want you to have it because it comes from my heart.” 

David held the stone in his hand and   46  the love of his grandfather. “This is a wonderful gift…thank you, Grandfather.” He knew he had received the best gift ever.