小题1: She made a special cake. / A special cake.
小题2:For good luck. / Good luck.
小题3:Three / 3(coins).
小题4:For 12 years.
小题5:Yes, she could.
小题1:本文的第二句为It was Christmas, and Marie’s mother was making a special cake.所表示的含义为玛丽亚的母亲在圣诞节那天做了一个特别的蛋糕，故本题的答案为She made a special cake. / A special cake.
小题2:本文第三行有一句为The four coins were for good luck.表示的含义为在蛋糕上放上硬币表示好运的含义，故本题答案为 For good luck. / Good luck.
小题3:本文第四行有一句为They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table.表示的含义为最终他们在蛋糕里只找到3枚硬币，故本题答案为Three / 3(coins).
小题4:本文第二段第四行有一句为For 12 years Marie didn’t speak.所表示的含义为玛丽亚12年都不能说话，故本题答案为 For 12 years.
小题5:本文最后两句提到玛丽亚最终在医生的帮助下能够说话了，故本题为肯定回答，本题的答案为Yes, she could.