My family had never done anything different before. So when AuntJen invited us to her   1   spring farm party, I was really excited. I decided to make the day special, so I baked cupcakes for the party and decorated them to look like soft sheep by using some   2   .

“Yummy!” My sister Indi said with a laugh, quickly stealing a candy.

“That’s enough, Indi! I need those for my sheep!”

“Do real sheep eat these?”

“They’re just for making the cupcakes look   3  !” I laughed too.

Soon, Indi and my brother Tex joined in. They   4   so many candies that their cupcakes looked more like strange animals than my sheep.

“Time to go now!”  Dad announced.

 But things didn’t go   5   as usual. First, Tex couldn’t find his shoes. Then Mom realized she’d   6     her wallet at home. Halfway to Aunt Jen’s, Indi suddenly needed a bathroom. We had to take a long way to find one.  Dad then    7   a new back road, but it only led us farther away. As we were in the middle of nowhere, our car started making a strange noise and    8   .

“Help won’t come for at least an hour,” Mom said, sounding     9  .

“Now we’ll    10   the whole party!” Tex complained.

 Dad smiled and pointed to a field full of colorful flowers. “Why not have our own picnic here?” At first, we weren’t excited about it, but as we   11   the blanket and started eating, something amazing happened.

 A huge butterfly gently landed on Indi’s knee. Nearby, two small rabbits   12   across the grass, happily eating. Suddenly, we heard a loud rustling, and hundreds of birds shot up from the trees, flying into the sky in huge circles above us.

“Wow!” I cried. “It’s like   13   !”

“Migration (迁徙) season,”  Dad said. “These birds travel through  California every spring—millions of them!”

We never made it to Aunt Jen’s farm,   14   that didn’t matter. Sitting in that field, enjoying my cupcakes under the open sky, I understood something important: when things don’t work out, disappointments (失望) may   15   unexpected wonders. Keep your eyes open, and you might find joy right under your nose!

1.1.

A daily

B weekly

C monthly

D yearly

解析：选D。文章提到“我”的家庭从未做过不同寻常的事，且这是“Aunt Jen”的派对。结合后文的“spring farm party”，应为一个年度活动，故用“yearly”。

2.2.

A candies

B bananas

C tomatoes

D flowers

解析：选A。后文提到“stealing a candy”，且用糖果装饰纸杯蛋糕来制作绵羊造型是合理的，故选“candies”。

3.3.

A fresh

B cute

C clear

D sweet

解析：选C。用糖果装饰成绵羊的目的是让蛋糕看起来可爱，而不是新鲜、清晰或甜（味道），故选“cute”。

4.4.

A bought

B made

C added

D ordered

解析：选C。弟弟妹妹加入装饰蛋糕，他们“加”了很多糖果，导致蛋糕变形，故选“added”。

5.5.

A badly

B freely

C quietly

D smoothly

解析：选D。根据后文描述的一系列麻烦（找不到鞋、忘钱包、找厕所、迷路、车坏），可知事情进展不顺利，“smoothly”意为“顺利”。

6.6.

A found

B left

C brought

D checked

解析：选B。妈妈意识到把钱包“落”在家里了，“left”符合语境。

7.7.

A tried

B marked

C mentioned

D repaired

解析：选A。爸爸“尝试”了一条新的小路，结果却迷路了。“tried”最符合。

8.8.

A appeared

B arrived

C stopped

D dropped

解析：选C。汽车发出怪声后“停下”了，“stopped”符合逻辑。

9.9.

A excited

B tired

C relaxed

D surprised

解析：选B。经过一系列麻烦，妈妈的声音听起来“疲惫”更合理。

10.10.

A change

B organize

C share

D miss

解析：选D。因为汽车抛锚，Tex抱怨会“错过”整个派对。

11.11.

A spread out

B handed out

C cut out

D carried out

解析：选A。野餐时“铺开”毯子，“spread out”是固定搭配。

12.12.

A rode

B flew

C jumped

D climbed

解析：选C。兔子在草地上“跳跃”，“jumped”最贴切。

13.13.

A wind

B magic

C music

D fog

解析：选B。看到数百只鸟成群飞起的壮观景象，感觉像“魔法”一样神奇。

14.14.

A and

B or

C but

D so

解析：选C。前后句为转折关系，“我们没去成农场，但那不重要”。

15.15.

A hide

B lose

C forget

D forget

解析：选A。句意为“失望中可能隐藏着意想不到的奇迹”，“hide”最符合哲理。