英汉幽默故事选读【47】
The Very Last Birthday
When I was approaching 50, I announced to my three grown children that I no longer wanted to celebrate my birthday and that they could phone me instead of sending a gift. At first they protested, but finally they agreed to go along with my wish. So when the doorbell rang on the morning of my birthday, I was surprised to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant. Suddenly, without a word, she rushed back to the truck and , with a sad look, turned once to glance at me. Puzzled, I read the card attached to the plant: "To Mom-with lots of love-on your very last birthday.
Notes:
（1） approach v. 接近
（4） florist n.花商；经营花卉业者
（2） protest v.反对
（5） glance at瞥视；匆匆一看
（3） go along with 同意
（6） attach v.附上；系上
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
① The mother was more than 50 when she decided that she no longer wanted to celebrate her birthday.
② She still hoped that her children could send her gifts.
③ The mother was very glad to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant.
④ The florist felt sad because she thought that the woman was going to die.
⑤ The florist mistook the meaning of the words on the card.
最后的生日
接近五十岁的时候，我对我的三个成年孩子宣布说我不再想庆祝我的生日，并说他们可以给我打电话，不要再送礼物。开始他们反对，但终于他们同意随我愿。所以我生日那天早上门铃响的时候，我惊奇地发现花店营业员送来一束又大又美的鲜花。突然她一声不响地跑回到车上，并回过头来悲哀地看了我一眼。我感到纳闷，我看了一下花上的卡片，上面写着：“献给妈妈――无尽的爱――在您最后的生日里。”
练习参考答案：
①F②F③F④T⑤T
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