I shall always remember my tenth
birthday. All my friends came {{U}}(41) {{/U}}my birthday
party. When the time{{U}} (42) {{/U}}near for me to be
ready for the party, I{{U}} (43) {{/U}}my birthday dress and went into
the hall where every one was{{U}} (44) {{/U}}for me. I saw a lot of
lovely presents. They had been{{U}} (45) {{/U}}for me by the
guests. A few minutes{{U}} (46) {{/U}}, my parents
brought my birthday cake (蛋糕) with ten candles (蜡烛) on it. I was then asked to
cut{{U}} (47) {{/U}}and the guests were served. Music{{U}} (48)
{{/U}}during the party. The guests were talking and laughing.{{U}} (49)
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lovely birthday party for me.
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查的是固定搭配。late是“迟到、晚了”的意思;later 是“…之后”;latest:的意思是“最近的,最新的”。根据原文的意思,应 该是“之后”的意思。故[B]正确。
[知识拓展] late作形容词表示“迟的,晚期的”的意思;它可以做副词, 表示“晚,迟,在晚期”等;later可以用作late的比较级形式,或者做时间 副词表示“稍后,随后”。例如:I went there later than he did.这里用的是 比较级的用法。Later, I will tell you something.这里later是时间副词,表示 迟些时候的意思。latest表示“最新的,最近的”,也用作late的最高级形 式。lately是时间副词,表示“近来”。