浙江省台州市黄岩实验中学2019届九年级下学期英语第一次月考英语试卷（含听力音频）

    It was a Sunday morning. Lori was busy writing in her book. Marilyn was drinking coffee and I was reading a newspaper. Suddenly, Lori looked up and asked, "Why are there more pictures of Lisa than there are of1?" Lisa is our older daughter.

    I stared back, not understanding the2. Lori left the room. I looked at Marilyn, "Are there more pictures of Lisa than of Lori?"

    "I've never3them. I don't know," replied Marilyn.

    "But4would Lori ask such a question?" I asked. After a few minutes of thought, Marilyn said, "When Lisa was born, you were taking photos. You almost went5with a camera. When Lori was born, videos became6. You used a video camera to record nearly everything in our life. There must be hundreds of videos of Lori in the computer that Lori has7seen or doesn't remember."

    Late that night, when we were alone, I turned on the computer and found the8about Lori.

    "What are you going to do?" Marilyn asked.

    "Her birthday is coming," I said, "Let's make an album for her as a gift. I don't know if the album will answer her question, but at least she'll know that we9enough to find her an answer."

    Over the next few days, we secretly10all the videos. We watched and selected until we were11. Marilyn had them made into photos. When the photos were returned, we placed them into an album.

    When we looked at the album, all the sweet memories came12. We hoped it showed how13she was to us.

    On June 7, when passing Lori's room to leave for work. I opened the door and slipped the album inside. Attached to it was a birthday card with a note14why her mother and I had put the album together.

    It was about eight o'clock when my office telephone rang. I picked up the receiver. A tiny voice spoke, "I love you, Daddy," she said and disconnected. I knew our15had been received.