2014河北省栾城县高考英语阅读理解训练(2)及答案阅读理解-------ARedheadedbirthdayboyJakeBalcom,newly11,walkedintotheprincipal’sofficeatCentennialLaneElementarySchoolinEllicottCityreadyforhisbigsurprise
Hisnamehadbeenannouncedovertheloudspeakermomentsearlier
Todaywasgoingtobespecial
Backintheday—like,beforefifthgrade—Jake’sparentswouldbringcupcakestoschoolinhishonor
Butthisyear,forthefirsttime,hisHowardCountyschoolhasforbiddenparentsfrombringing“edibletreats”forstudents’birthdays
Thatmeansnomorecupcakes,brownies,chocolatechipcookies,birthdaycake,icecream,RiceKrispiestreatsorpizza
Instead,JakegotahandshakefromPrincipalRobertBruceandacolorfulpencilandacard
“Wehopethatyouhaveaterrificbirthday,”thecardread
Jakejustsmiled,andwentbacktoclass
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