You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was writ?ten by an American girl.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was glad 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," the girl said to herself. 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 de?cided to write it down at once and sing it to her friend at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day,her friend was very happy. She said,"How beau?tifully you sing! I haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift. ，， And they sang the song together. Later the girl became fa?mous because of the song.

(   ) 36. The song Happy Birthday was written by 

A.  an English boy B.   an English old woman C.  an American girl D.  an American old man

(   ) 37. The girl was sad because    

A.  she wasn't invited to the party 

B.   she was too busy to go to the party 

C.  she had to stay at home and take care of her grandma

D.  she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her friend

(   ) 38. What did the girl's friend think of the song?

A.  Boring.   B. Beautiful. C. Exciting.     D. Interesting.

(   ) 39. Which of the following is TRUE?

.A. The girl borrowed some money from her friends.

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

C.  The girl's friend had heard the song be?fore.

D.  The girl became famous because of the song.

(   ) 40. Which is the best title for the passage?

A.  Tips on how to choose a birthday gift.

B.   Tips on how to sing well.

C.  The story of the song Happy Birthday .

D.  An American girl and her grandma.

Surprise parties are very popular in America. Many people think it is very 26     to have surprise parties for their friends or family. A surprise party can

be either at home 27      in other great places. Do you want to know 28      a surprise party is like? Here is an example.

It was a night at Bob's home. Bob 29      home from work. His wife (妻子)asked him to go to the

30      and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walked to the kitchen. Suddenly (突然)a cartoon 31      came out and stood in front of him! Bob was very 32      Just then the panda took off its costume (服装).It was his friend Charles ！ It was Bob's birthday that day,but he 33     it himself. His wife and his friends

34     a surprise birthday for him!

In fact,there are many kinds of surprise parties. Would you like to have a surprise party 35      some-

25.   当我离开时，你能帮我照顾我的宠物狗吗？

Could you please help me____________ ___________ my pet dog while I'm away.

24.   下周我将去上海旅行。

I will __________  _________  ________ to Shanghai next week.

23.   凯特两个月前离开了家，她的父母想收到她的信。

Kate left home two months ago. Her parents want to____________ ________ her.

22.   我们会另找时间拜访'史密斯先生。

We will visit Mr. Smith_______  _____  .

21.   你能帮我筹备这次聚会吗？

Could you help me__________  ___________ the party?

20.   I      (hang) out with my friends yesterday afternoon.

19.   Bill usually     (catch) the bus to work.

18.   They had a ___________ (surprised) party for their math teacher last Friday.