“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 (大規(guī)模演習(xí))
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 (掃視) 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 (輕輕擦) 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 (頭盔)
,” 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!”
小題1: | A.hardly | B.impossibly | C.clearly | D.loudly |
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小題3: | A.somewhere | B.a(chǎn)nywhere | C.everywhere | D.nowhere |
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小題4: | A.sent | B.supported | C.provided | D.invited |
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小題5: | A.got | B.reached | C.a(chǎn)rrived | D.came |
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小題6: | A.smiles | B.voices | C.faces | D.dishes |
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小題7: | A.happiness | B.sadness | C.a(chǎn)nger | D.disappointment |
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小題8: | A.a(chǎn)t present | B.no more | C.a(chǎn)t once | D.once again |
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小題9: | A.eyes | B.nose | C.ears | D.fingers |
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小題10: | A.seeing | B.saying | C.listening | D.hearing |
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小題11: | A.relaxing | B.exciting | C.understanding | D.surprising |
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小題12: | A.fireman | B.firewomen | C.waiter | D.waitress |
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小題13: | A.pulled | B.set | C.pushed | D.kept |
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小題14: | A.light up | B.a(chǎn)dd up | C.take away | D.blow out |
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小題16: | A.Shouted | B.sounded | C.laughed | D.cried |
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小題17: | A.calmed | B.turned | C.froze | D.thought |
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小題18: | A.rest | B.cake | C.paper | D.bread[ |
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小題19: | A.off | B.a(chǎn)way | C.down | D.on |
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小題20: | A.carried away | B.packed up | C.put on | D.took off |
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