Question

Taking out a billboard for Dad’s birthday

A father has accepted a very singular birthday gift from his two adult sons. Since Chris and Mike both live in Florida, they were sad that they could not _______ with their father in Linwood, New Jersey for his special day.

As kids, they would always celebrate their dad’s birthday by _______ out and telling the restaurant workers about the special time so they would make a _______ on their behalf（代表某人）. They could not continue their special_______, however, they decided to ask for some outside help.

Their father, Christopher Ferry, didn’t know about their plans, _______last week when he woke up to a text message from a phone number he did not recognize（認出）.

“On Thursday morning, I got a text that said ‘Happy Birthday’, and I said, ‘_______is this?’” Ferry told reporters . “‘Nick, ' ‘Nick who?’ ‘Ho, you don’t _______ me.’ ‘How do you know it’s my birthday?’ ‘I read it on a billboard（廣告牌）.’”

Sure enough, Mike and Chris had taken out a full billboard reading “Wish My _______ a Happy Birthday Love, Your sons”. The billboard also _______Ferry’s name, face, and phone number.

At first, they________ expected their father to receive birthday wishes from his friends and family members who recognized his face, ________ with the billboard hanging at the entrance of the highway, their dad’s phone was ________ filled with messages and voicemail from strangers wishing him a happy birthday.

The billboard joke has made Ferry a local__________person, too. Ferry said, “The waitress knew me. She said, ‘Oh, you’re the billboard‘s dad’ — so that’s my new title（標(biāo)題）. I’m the billboard’s dad. I love it. It’s really ________”.

It seems right to say that Chris and Mike have made up for their absence （缺席）on Ferry’s birthday, which is on March 16th. “We’re very excited to see my dad’s________ because he really deserves（值得） it,” said the brothers.

1.A.play B.travel C.stay D.meet

2.A.working B.throwing C.running D.eating

3.A.surprise B.mistake C.friend D.decision

4.A.sport B.tradition C.dream D.test

5.A.since B.after C.until D.when

6.A.Who B.What C.Which D.Where

7.A.help B.wonder C.know D.like

8.A.Brother B.Sister C.Mom D.Dad

9.A.showed B.told C.called D.asked

10.A.even B.also C.only D.almost

11.A.and B.but C.or D.so

12.A.quickly B.carefully C.happily D.clearly

13.A.kind B.famous C.rich D.serious

14.A.scary B.boring C.cold D.cool

15.A.speak B.smile C.about D.cry

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