The New Year party was usually held at my aunt’s house and my favorite part was the apple cake. At the age of 11, when I first found out that my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it, I was greatly ____1____ . And I thought that this was the perfect chance to get the recipe (制作方法), and that I could actually have a time to ____2____ with him.

Since then, I would go to my aunt’s early on the morning of New Year’s Day, and we’d make the cake together happily. I was amazed that Grandpa could peel an apple in one rind. And we’d mix everything and put it into the oven. Once the cake was done, the house would immediately smell like apples.

But as I got older, so did Grandpa.

One New Year’s Day, as I was taking out the apples from the shopping bag ____3____ as usual, he looked at me and said, “Sophia, what are you doing?”

I was shocked. I knew that he was beginning to forget things, but I didn’t think he would forget this. It was our ___4___ . It was our time of bonding (联络感情). My heart ached. “We’re making the apple cake. You know, we always make a cake on New Year’s Day.”

And he said, “Apple cake? Can you teach me?”

Now, I was terrified (很害怕). Still, I ____5____ Grandpa in making the cake because I didn’t want this tradition to die. But the whole time it just didn’t feel the same.

Fast-forward to this New Year, Grandpa was in hospital, and we’d have our family get together there. To bring a bit of ____6____  to the family, I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself. But I was ____7____  myself the whole time. I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn’t have Grandpa’s touch.

At the hospital, everyone was surrounding (围绕) him, creating some ____8____ . Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled. And I felt memories of our shared moments flooding back to him.

Even though he was in hospital, it felt like we had made the cake together.

1.1.

A surprised

B worried

C scared

D satisfied

解析：选A。情感推理题。前文提及 “祖父从不在厨房”，却发现他是蛋糕制作者，这种反差让作者 “惊讶”；worried（担忧的）、scared（害怕的）、satisfied（满意的）均不符合语境。

2.2.

A compare

B connect

C study

D perform

解析：选B。词义辨析题。connect with sb. 意为 “与某人建立情感联结、增进感情”，契合作者想借做蛋糕拉近和祖父关系的意图；compare（对比）、study（学习）、perform（表演）均不贴合。

3.3.

A cheerfully

B proudly

C nervously

D curiously

解析：选A。副词辨析题。“as usual” 体现作者像往年一样 “兴高采烈地” 拿苹果准备做蛋糕，cheerfully（兴高采烈地）符合语境；proudly（骄傲地）、nervously（紧张地）、curiously（好奇地）均无依据。

4.4.

A record

B rule

C interest

D tradition

解析：选D。名词辨析题。前文提到 “每年元旦做蛋糕”，这是祖孙间的 “传统”；record（记录）、rule（规则）、interest（兴趣）均无法体现 “每年坚持做” 的属性。

5.5.

A served

B guided

C followed

D protected

解析：选B。动词辨析题。祖父忘记蛋糕做法，作者 “指导” 他完成制作，guided（指导）符合；served（服务）、followed（跟随）、protected（保护）均不符合语境。

6.6.

A trust

B company

C respect

D comfort

解析：选D。名词辨析题。祖父住院，作者做蛋糕是为了给家人带去 “慰藉”；trust（信任）、company（陪伴）、respect（尊重）均非作者的核心意图。

7.7.

A cheating

B excusing

C doubting

D thanking

解析：选C。动词辨析题。后文提到 “担心蛋糕难吃”，说明作者全程 “怀疑” 自己的能力；cheating（欺骗）、excusing（找借口）、thanking（感谢）均不符。

8.8.

A space

B wealth

C magic

D warmth

解析：选D。名词辨析。家人围在祖父身边，营造出 “温暖” 的氛围；space（空间）、wealth（财富）、magic（魔力）均无法描述此时的家庭氛围。