Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things. His usual excuse was: “ I was too busy.” or “I didn’t have time.”

Daniel’s parents were worried about him. “ He shouldn’t go through life making excuses all the time.” his father said. “ No one will trust him to do anything. He won’t be able to keep a job. No sensible(明智的)girl will marry him.”

“I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.

“I have an idea.” his father said. “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”

The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.

“Never mind.” he thought. (3) “There’ll be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly he said to his parents at dinner, “Today’s my birthday.”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”

“So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason.”

“Well, yes.” his father said. “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again.

1.判斷Daniel got his birthday present at last(?? )。

2.He thought there would be ________for him afte school.

3.What did Daniel feel when he didn’t receive any presents?

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4.What do you learn from the story?_____________________________________.

5.翻譯劃橫線句子?

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（1）Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things． His usual excuse was: “ I was too busy．” or “I didn’t have time．”

Daniel’s parents were worried about him．“He shouldn’t go through life making excuses all the time．” his father said．“No one will trust him to do anything．He won’t be able to keep a job． No sensible（明智的）girl will marry him．”

（2）“I don’t know what we can do．” his mother said．

“I have an idea．” his father said．“If this doesn’t work, nothing will．”

The next day was Daniel’s birthday．He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents． He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday． But all day what they said was “Good morning, Daniel． Hurry, or you will be late for school．” There were no presents, not even a card．He was really disappointed．

“Never mind．” he thought．（3） “There’ll be a surprise for me after school．” But there wasn’t．Sadly he said to his parents at dinner, “Today’s my birthday．”

“Oh,” his father said．“So it is．I forgot．”

“So did I．” his mother said．

“How could you forget?” Daniel asked．“There must be a reason．”

“Well, yes．” his father said．“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel．We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy．”

Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again．

1．請把句（1）譯成漢語。_____________________________________________。

2．請把句（2）改成同義句。I don’t know what _________  _________．

3．請把句（3）改成間接引語。

He thought _______________________________________________________．

4．Did Daniel get his birthday present at last?

__________________________．

5．What do you learn from the story?

_________________________________________________________________．

Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things．His usual excuse was  “I was too busy” or “I didn't have time”．

    Daniel's parents were worried    1    him．“He mustn't go through life making excuses all the time，”his father said．“Nobody will believe him．He won't be able to  keep a  job．No bright girl will marry    2  ．”

    “I don't know  3  we can do．”said his mother．

    “I have a good  4  ，”his father said．“If this doesn't work，nothing will.”

    The next day was Daniel's birthday．When he thought of getting exciting presents，he couldn't wait．He woke up expecting his parents to wish him “Happy birthday!” but all they said was “Good morning，Daniel．Hurry up，  5  you'll be late for school．”  There were no presents，not even a card．He was very   6  ．

    “Never mind，”he thought．“They'll give me a  surprise after school．” But they didn't．Finally，at dinner he said to his parents，“Today is  7  ．”

    “Oh!” his father said．“So it is．I  8  ．”

    “So did I．”his mother said．

    “How could you forget?” Daniel asked．“ There must  9  a reason．”。

    “Well，yes，”his father said．“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday，Daniel．We didn't remember your birthday 10  we were too busy．”  Poor Daniel．He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again!

    1．A．with                      B．about                   C．at                 D．in    

    2．A．he                         B．his                       C. him                  D．himself

    3．A．how                     B．why                    C．where             D．what

    4．A．excuse                  B．message               C．idea                D．news

    5．A．or                         B．and                    C．then                D．but

    6．A．happy             B．sad                      C．excited            D．grateful

    7．A．Sunday                  B．my birthday           C．Father's Day    D．July 2nd

    8．A．believed                 B．agreed                 C．forgot             D．remembered

    9．A．be                         B．is                        C．are                 D．have

    10．A．so that                 B．before                  C．although          D．because