A community came together to celebrate a little girl whose birthday party seemed destined (注定的) for despair.

“My little girl has counted down the days until her birthday party,” mom Lex Fitzgerald said. “She’s been so excited to celebrate with all her classmates and friends.” Although Willa was excited, the guests she had invited failed to arrive.

Seeing her girl sad, Lex posted on her local Facebook group in the hope a few families in the community might be available to join them and turn the day around for her daughter. “If anyone has young kids and looking for something to do right now, no one showed up to my daughter’s birthday party,” she wrote online. “It’s her first (and likely last) party. We’d love to celebrate with you.” “I didn’t want to have to tell my little girl that no one was coming to her birthday party,” Lex said.

Families dropped what they were doing, grabbed presents and balloons, and rushed to the restaurant. Within minutes, families were showing up ready to share the day with Willa. Lex posted a video that shows the restaurant swarmed with children wearing paper hats as their parents watched on. Willa also posed for pictures in front of a table full of presents.

“I just want to say thank you to all of the people who came today to be with us,” Lex said. “You not only showed up for my little girl, but for me as well. You picked me up and encouraged me forward when I felt like I had failed as a mom. Thank you.”

1.How did the little girl feel about her birthday party at first?

A Excited.

B Embarrassed.

C Sad.

D Tired.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“My little girl has counted down the days until her birthday party”和最后一句的“Although Willa was excited”可知，起初小女孩对她的生日聚会感到很兴奋。故选A。

2.What did Lex do when no one came to her daughter’s party?

A She cried for a while.

B She took her daughter to a park.

C She asked the community for help.

D She called her daughter’s teacher.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“Seeing her girl sad, Lex posted on her local Facebook group in the hope a few families in the community might be available to join them and turn the day around for her daughter.”可知，在最后一次绝望的行动中，Lex在社区的Facebook群里发了信息，希望社区中的一些家庭可以来参加她女儿的生日聚会。故选C。

3.What does the underlined part “swarmed with” probably mean?

A Worrying about.

B Careful with.

C Afraid of.

D Full of.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测侧题。根据前面两句“Families dropped what they were doing, grabbed presents and balloons, and rushed to the restaurant. Within minutes, families were showing up ready to share the day with Willa.”可知，社区的很多人来到了小女孩的生日派对，由此推断这个饭店里挤满了小孩子。故选D。

4.What’s Lex’s attitude to her community?

A Angry.

B Thankful.

C Worried.

D Disappointed.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“I just want to say thank you to all of the people who came today to be with us”可知，Lex想对所有来到派对的人表示感激。故选B。

5.Where can we most probably read the passage?

A In a magazine.

B In a notice.

C In a notebook.

D In a newspaper.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文描述一个社区聚集在一起为一个小女孩庆祝生日的相关情况，应该是一则新闻，因此我们可以在报纸上读到本文。故选D。