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.
小題1:The song Happy Birthday was written by                    .
A.a(chǎn)n American girl
B.a(chǎn)n American girl’s grandma
C.a(chǎn)n American boy
D.a(chǎn)n American girl’s friend
小題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.
小題3:What gift did she give her friend?                    
A.A flower.B.A toy.C.An interesting book.D.A song.
小題4:What did her friends think of the song?  It was                 .
A.boringB.beautifulC.excitingD.interesting
小題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.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:D

小題1:根據(jù)第一段第三句It was written by an American girl.可知。   
小題2:根據(jù)第二段的第二句可知。  
小題3:根據(jù)最后一段第一句可知。  
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段第三句We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. 可知。  
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Later the girl became well-known in America. 可知。
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