Unit 19 Language Section Warm-up & Lesson 1-Pre-reading .完形填空Birthday celebrations are meant to be fun._1_，they often turn into expensive nightmares with wasted food and_2_gifts.They also come year after year，which means the waste will_3_for years to come!My older daughter_4_four last week.It was the first time ever that we had a real “birthday party” for her.Needless to say，I was incredibly_5_with a number of things to deal with.I planned for weeks and even lost a few nights of sleep over it.Fortunately it worked out really_6_in the end.In order to have a simple birthday party，you need to plan early.By “plan”，I dont mean_7_the menu；this is more about sitting together with the birthday child to_8_about what he or she wants for a party.Planning early will give you time to_9_if problems arise.A birthday party can be incredibly simple if we consider it as a “celebration”_10_a “party”For my daughter，her birthday was about friends，fun，and_11_gifts with the sick kids in the hospital.She smiled with_12_every time I told a relative or a friend about her choice to give her own gifts to the kids in the hospital.Having a simple birthday party could be hard if you are going against the_13_of friends and the extended family._14_the rest of the family in the birthday discussionthis will make the process a little easier._15_your plan to a few close friends，_16_if it needs their cooperation in some way.I had a_17_with a few friends when I planned for my daughters birthday party.It helped them understand my idea，and it helped me feel_18_with my decision.A celebration does not_19_with just the party.Afterwards，talk about why the day was so much fun with your child，and_20_the best parts for happier and more meaningful birthday parties in the future.语篇解读如何给所爱的人过一个简单而有意义的生日？你也许能从这篇文章中得到启示。1AOtherwise BHowever CBesides DTherefore解析：根据前面一句Birthday celebrations are meant to be fun.和后面的they often turn into expensive nightmares.可知此处应使用表示转折的词语。答案：B2Aunnecessary BimpossibleCunpleasant Dunbelievable解析：从前面的they often turn into expensive nightmares with wasted food可知作者对这些东西的态度是消极的，认为这些礼物不是必需的。答案：A3Afinish BrecoverCcontinue Dwait解析：从They also come year after year可知此处作者要表达的意思是这些事情还会持续发生。答案：C4Acost Bmade Ctook Dturned解析：从后面的It was the first time ever that we had a real “birthday party” for her可知此处说的是女儿四岁了。答案：D5Astressed Bshocked Cconfused Dmoved解析：从后面的I planned for weeks and even lost a few nights of sleep over it可知作者很有压力。答案：A6Ahard Bwell Cstrangely Dregularly解析：从Fortunately可知事情的结局不错。答案：B7Adescribing BconcludingCdeciding Dobserving解析：做计划可能涉及到的是决定菜单。答案：C8Aread Bguess Clearn Dmention解析：做计划时跟小寿星一起进行讨论应该是了解他/她想要什么。答案：C9Aprove BperformCjudge Dchange解析：出现问题时应该对计划进行修改。答案：D10Ain search of Binstead ofCas a result of Din exchange for解析：作者希望大家把生日宴会当成一个庆祝，而不是宴会。答案：B11Acounting BcomparingCdiscussing Dsharing解析：从后面的She smiled with.every time I told a relative or a friend about her choice to give her own gifts to the kids in the hospital.可知此处是指女儿与医院里的孩子们分享礼物。答案：D12Asurprise Bpuzzle Cpride Ddoubt解析：母亲在他人面前夸奖女儿时，女儿应该感到骄傲。答案：C13Aexpectations BsuggestionsCfindings Dorders解析：如果你的计划与朋友们所期望的不一样就会造成问题。答案：A14AInvolve BForget CAppreciate DProtect解析：要把事情变得简单就应该让其他人也参与到事前的讨论中。答案：A15AReturn BMail CExplain DLend解析：本段主要讲的是生日计划要考虑到他人的想法，需要与人讨论，所以此处作者建议向朋友解释清楚生日计划。答案：C16Aextremely BfinallyCobviously Despecially解析：especially表示“尤其是”，需要朋友的配合时，更得向他们解释你的计划。答案：D17Aquarrel Breport Cspeech Dconversation解析：从后面的It helped them understand my idea可知作者与朋友们进行了交流、谈话。答案：D18Aclever BcommonCcomfortable Dfunny解析：和朋友们谈过后作者对自己的计划也更放心了。答案：C19Aend Bimprove Csucceed Ddevelop解析：从后面的Afterwards，talk about why the day was so much fun with your child，and.可知作者提醒大家还有后续动作。答案：A20Alook forward to Bmake sense ofCtake part in Dtake notes of解析：要把最美好的部分记录下来，才能为以后服务。答案：D.阅读理解Australian English has many words that some consider unique to the language.One of the best known is outback，which means a remote area where few people live.Another is The Bush，meaning either a native forest or a country area in general.“Bush” is a word which comes from Dutch language “Bosch”However，both words have been widely used in many Englishspeaking countries.Early settlers from England brought other similar words，phrases and usages to Australia.Many words often used by country Australians have changes in meaning.For example，creek in Australia，as in North America，means a stream or a small river，while in the UK it means a small watercourse flowing into the sea；bush or scrub in Australia，as in North America，means a wooded area，but in England they are commonly used only in proper names.The origins of other words are not as