【问】“Is today your birthday?”

“Yes，and my mother made______.”

A. a cake to me B. me a cake

C. a cake me D. a cake of me(TOEFL，75. 11)

答案为B(me a cake)。但是我认为A(a cake to me)也是对的。类例：

“when did you give that term paper to Prof. Bell?”

“As soon as I could last week，I_____it to him. ”

A. had given B. would give

C. gave D. was giving(TOEFL，74. 9)

【答】 make的用法与give，teach，send，show不同。当表示“为某人做……”时，则只能采用make+间接宾语+直接宾语的结构或者make sth.for sb.结构：

1. I have made you a cup of tea. (Voynich)

我给你泡了一杯茶。

2. She made a meal for Paul. (CGEL)

她给保罗做了饭。