题目内容：

I was lucky that I often got help from others, so I thought that perhaps my coming 45th birthday would be my chance to experience the joy of giving.

________ my special day, my husband took me to the Olive Garden. Our ________, Carlini, was very nice. We had a great dinner and after we________the meal, Carlini brought our bill(账单).

When she came back to the table to get our money, I knew it was my ________to give. I put the gift bag on the table and said, “I want to________you a gift, for it’s my birthday.”

“Oh, no,” she said, “not for me! It’s________birthday!” But I insisted(坚持). Then she said, “Can I ________ it in front of you?” And I said that would be fine.

The first thing she noticed was the ________of the gift bag which was purple. Purple is her favorite color and she ________had a purple tie on!

She opened the bag, saying, “It’s Christmas Day in July.”

As she was taking the gift out of the bag, she said she was ________and she never thought that day was her lucky day. It was________to give someone the exact present that she loved! She opened the box and saw it was a purple cup. Inside the cup was a thank-you card and forty-five dollars, a dollar for each ________ of my life.

________ she saw the money, she looked at us and said, “You do not have to leave a tip(小费).” But my husband and I just said________ and left.

Carlini was so thankful for ________ she had received. She said we had given her a big surprise. I thanked her for receiving my gift so beautifully.

1.A. On        B. In      C. At         D. As

2.A. actress     B. singer      C. doctor     D. waitress

3.A. ordered     B. finished     C. cooked     D. bought

4.A. time        B. job          C. duty       D. pleasure

5.A. lend        B. give         C. make      D. show

6.A. my          B. her          C. his        D. your

7.A. pack        B. write        C. open       D. take

8.A. color       B. price        C. as usual   D. just now

9.A. nearly      B. actually     C. quickly    D. simply

10.A. excited    B. bored        C. tired      D. relaxed

11.A. interesting B. wonderful  C. funny     D. silly

12.A. person     B. thing        C. event     D. year

13.A. Before     B. Though       C. After      D. Unless

14.A. something  B. everything   C. anything   D. nothing

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