The park bench was deserted as I sat dow

题目：

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not   36__   with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath   37  me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的） down,   38   with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a   39   sight, with its petals（花瓣） all worn－not enough rain, or too little light.   40   him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I   41  a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of   42  he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with   43 , “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I   44   it; here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I   45   take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and   46 , “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he   47  it mid－air without reason. It was then that I   48   for the very first time the boy was   49 .

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun   50   I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,   51  of the effect he’d had on my day.

I sat there and   52  how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)  53  ? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true   54 .

55   the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.

36．A．excited     B．inspired    C．content     D．disappointed

37．A．approached      B．overlooked       C．understood       D．recognized

38．A．telling      B．saying      C．informing D．talking

39．A．unique      B．rough       C．bothering  D．pitiful

40．A．Wanting   B．Demanding      C．Persuading       D．Inviting

41．A．presented  B．adjusted    C．forced      D．delivered

42．A．declining  B．accepting  C．panicking  D．quitting

43．A．surprise    B．embarrassment C．sympathy  D．sorrow

44．A．took  B．pulled       C．attained    D．picked

45．A．should      B．can    C．may  D．must

46．A．announced       B．replied      C．declared    D．whispered

47．A．grasped    B．held  C．caught      D．seized

48．A．observed   B．confirmed C．noticed     D．concluded

49．A．strange     B．blind C．deaf  D．unimaginable

50．A．once  B．after  C．as      D．since

51．A．unaware   B．unbelievable     C．regretful   D．regardless

52．A. doubted     B. felt     C. found  D. wondered

53.   A. embarrassment   B. depression  C. hopelessness      D. effort

54.   A. sense  B. hearing      C. sight   D. ability

55．A．In     B．From C．Before      D．Through