Birthday Gift

兰星

It was Marys birthday. She received a letter from her uncle who was a farmer.

“Dear Mary，” the letter said. “Happy Birthday， I am sending you some chickens. They __1__ tomorrow. I hope you like them. Best wishes， Uncle Toby，”

Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and she liked eating chicken， “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，” she thought.

When the chickens arrived the next day， they were in a box. Mary was very excited. She took the box off the back of the truck and began to carry it into her garden.

However， the box of chickens was heavy and she dropped it.

The box fell to the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out.

They ran everywhere—into neighbors gardens， into the road， into the shops， even into the next street. Mary spent hours __2__ to find them and took them back to her garden.

A few days later her uncle came to visit her.

“Did the chickens arrive safely？” he asked Mary.

“Yes， Uncle Toby，” Mary said. “But I had a lot of trouble with them. I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. I spent the whole morning looking for them.”

“Did you find them all？” her uncle asked.

“I hope so，” Mary replied. “I caught eleven of them.”

“Thats very __3__，” her uncle said with a smile， “because I only __4__ you six.”

任務1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。（每词限用一次，每空一词）

try  send  interest  arrive

1. ________           2. ________           3. ________           4. ________

任务2：单词释义。

5. e________： here and there

6. r________： answer

任务3：同义句转换（每空一词）。

7. I spent the whole morning looking for them.

________ ________ me the whole morning to catch them all.

任务4：把划线的句子译成汉语。

8. ____________________________________________________________

任务5：根据短文回答问题。

9. Why did Marys uncle send her some chickens？

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10. How many chickens did Marys uncle send her？

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