《2025年练习部分高中英语选择性必修第一册沪教版》

3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
It was a special Sunday: it was mum's birthday, so Mike (1) ________ (told) his friends the night before that he couldn't play basketball with them. Earlier that week, he (2) ________ (decide) to bake a cake for her, so he needed time to prepare.
Mike (3) ________ (not begin) preparing the cake until he (4) ________ (be) sure that his mum (5) ________ (do) yoga upstairs. The preparations went well, and Mike put the cake in the oven and sat down to do his homework.
One hour later, there was a loud sound from the kitchen, and mum hurriedly (6) ________ (run) downstairs to see what (7) ________ (happen). The kitchen was full of smoke, and she realized to her surprise that Mike (8) ________ (bake) a cake ... and burnt it! In fact, it was the fire alarm that (9) ________ (make) such a big noise. However, she wasn't angry at Mike. She simply said, "It's the thought that counts!"

答案：
(1) had told
(2) had decided
(3) had not begun
(4) was
(5) was doing
(6) ran
(7) had happened
(8) had baked
(9) made