2. I teach a bilingual kindergarten class. One Monday I noticed that two of my students, Juan and Cynthia, had a shared
on Friday of that week. I told both their moms that they could bring in
to celebrate their children’s birthdays.
I wondered whether either wanted to bring in a birthday treat for the kids. On Thursday, I asked Juan and Cynthia about it, but they didn’t know anything about their parents’ plans. Both children, however, were very
about having a birthday party the next day in class. As I was tired after work, I decided to
it until the next day.
The next morning my first thought was: What should I do about the cake? It would be terrible if there was nothing for the kids to
at the party. The thought worried me as I approached (接近) the Mexican bakery on my drive to school.
The shop had four large pieces of cake for a dollar each. The only thing was I was
on cash. I needed the five dollars in my purse to
until payday. However, I decided the party
was the most important.
After story time, I told the students that we are celebrating the double birthdays of Juan and Cynthia.I brought out the cake and lit the candles, and then we sang Happy Birthday. I cut each of the four pieces of cake into five little pieces. It was just
, all 20 of my students had come to class that day.
At the end, they said thank you to me. As I watched them walk away, still
, tears came to my eyes.
After talking with their parents, I learned that our simple celebration had been both Cynthia’s and Juan’s first birthday party. I had to
the last couple of days of that month on the one dollar ---- but it was certainly worth it!
【小题1】 | A.birthday | B.interest | C.room | D.feeling |
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【小题2】 | A.toys | B.parents | C.cakes | D.friends |
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【小题3】 | A.excited | B.disappointed | C.relaxed | D.puzzled |
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【小题4】 | A.try | B.leave | C.keep | D.change |
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【小题8】 | A.half | B.over | C.all | D.enough |
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【小题9】 | A.smiling | B.dreaming | C.singing | D.shouting |
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【小题10】 | A.struggle | B.occupy | C.labor | D.spare |
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