Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. T

Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nicecottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   41  hisflowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could notbut   42  for a glance.

One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed atthe splendid garden, lost in admiration at the beauty of the scenery. Then,suddenly he   43  the old gardener was blind.  44  , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending theseflowers every day which you can’t  45  in fact?” The old mansmiled and answered that “ I can tell you 46  reasons. First Iwas a   47  when I was young, and I really like this job.Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can  48 them.Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to thelast one, that’s   49 .

“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   50  .

“Yeah, it’s   51  that I don’tknow you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never turn them down. Iknow the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood(心情). In the meantime, it also   52  achance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowershave brought us.”

The old man’s  53  astonished me. Theblind man grows flowers and serves them as a link of minds so as to makeeverybody enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

I believe every flower has   54  withwhich they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowersin his heart. Though   55 to see the beauty of blossoming, hesurely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1.                A．loving          B．watering        C．tending   D．planting

2.                A．stop           B．stay            C．live  D．run

3.                A．realized        B．noticed         C．felt  D．thought

4.                A．Excited         B．Frightened      C．Shocked  D．Satisfied

5.                A．feel           B．see            C．hear D．eat

6.                A．one           B．two            C．three D．four

7.                A．gardener       B．teacher         C．farmer   D．painter

8.                A．taste           B．plant           C．touch    D．appreciate

9.                A．it             B．me            C．them D．you

10.               A．with pleasure    B．in surprise      C．with hope  D．in anger

11.               A．true           B．possible        C．a pity D．a shame

12.               A．introduces      B．offers          C．stands D．leaves

13.               A．words          B．behavior        C．story D．attitudes

14.               A．ears           B．soul           C．eyes  D．heart

15.               A．refusing        B．trying          C．pretending D．failing

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1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

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