Mother’s Day was coming,but John had been visiting customers.He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do.
He went into the shop and saw a young man
26 the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars,but the clerk just explained that roses were
27 .
The clerk looked up at John,
28 her head.Something inside of John was
29 by the boy’s voice.John had been
30 in his business,and he looked at the clerk and
31 mouthed that he would pay for the roses.
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars.The young man almost jumped into the
32 and ran from the store with the
33 .It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of
34 .
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the
35 would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her.He drove away from the shop,feeling very
36 .He caught a light about two blocks away.As he
37 at the light,he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk.He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates.Suddenly,he
38 that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓).
The light
39 ,and John slowly crossed the intersection.He
40 and on an impulse(冲动)got out and began to fclllow the boy.The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his
41 .He began to cry after he carefully
42 the roses on the grave.He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的) body and listened to his crying.
John turned with
43 ,and walked back to his car.He drove
44 to the shop and told the clerk he would
45 the flowers personally.He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.
小题1: | A.begging | B.ordering | C.forcing | D.urging |
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小题2: | A.cheap | B.beautiful | C.expensive | D.special |
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小题3: | A.shaking | B.waving | C.nodding | D.holding |
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小题4: | A.recalled | B.touched | C.hurt | D.lightened |
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小题5: | A.influenced | B.ruined | C.buried | D.blessed |
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小题6: | A.loudly | B.silently | C.gently | D.calmly |
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小题7: | A.river | B.air | C.lake | D.hole |
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小题8: | A.money | B.flowers | C.basket | D.cards |
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小题9: | A.surprise | B.horror | C.excitement | D.sadness |
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小题10: | A.delivery | B.message | C.transportation | D.transfer |
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小题11: | A.relaxed | B.disappointed | C.good | D.sorry |
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小题12: | A.sang | B.waited | C.looked | D.stood |
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小题13: | A.remembered | B.found | C.discovered | D.realized |
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小题14: | A.flashed | B.changed | C.disappeared | D.shone |
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小题15: | A.drove back | B.pulled over | C.broke down | D.burst out |
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小题16: | A.arms | B.palms | C.feet | D.knees |
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小题17: | A.laid | B.decorated | C.set | D.grew |
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小题18: | A.laughter | B.anger | C.tears | D.astonishment |
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小题19: | A.slowly | B.quickly | C.carefully | D.excitedly |
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小题20: | A.bring | B.fetch | C.take | D.catch |
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