The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little
．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had
how colorful their backyard was
spring had arrived．Later，she told her husband how she
those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the
and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest
and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she
some．Finally，they returned to their car for the
home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her
．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and
to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n)
patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two
，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her
．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair
with a smile，and held the lilacs
．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“
did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so
while I have all of you．And anyone would be
by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he
some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids
purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
| 小题1: | | A．moved | B．worried | C．angry | D．depressed |
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| 小题2: | | A．1earned | B．imagined | C．mentioned | D．realized |
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| 小题3: | | A．now that | B．so that | C．as if | D．even if |
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| 小题4: | | A．missed | B．grew | C．watered | D．showed |
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| 小题5: | | A．cars | B．kids | C．clothes | D．1ilacs． |
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| 小题6: | | A．bush | B．hill | C．yard | D．door |
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| 小题7: | | A．bought | B．picked | C．set | D．raised |
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| 小题8: | | A．break | B．holiday | C．trip | D．dinner |
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| 小题9: | | A．friends | B．memory | C．flowers | D．honor |
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| 小题10: | | A．responded | B．pointed | C．drove | D．hurried |
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| 小题11: | | A．1oving | B．elderly | C．serious | D．sensitive |
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| 小题12: | | A．hesitated | B．waited | C．sat | D．chatted |
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| 小题13: | | A．family | B．mother | C．path | D．home |
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| 小题14: | | A．nodded | B．waved | C．1eft | D．continued |
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| 小题15: | | A．sadly | B．politely | C．quickly | D．tightly |
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| 小题17: | | A．quiet | B．confused | C．alone | D．patient |
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| 小题18: | | A．calmed | B．persuaded | C．disappointed | D．cheered |
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| 小题19: | | A．arranged | B．dried | C．planted | D．hid |
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| 小题20: | | A．find | B．gather | C．receive | D．buy |
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