In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his
41 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the
42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be
43 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was
44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.
45 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four
46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,
47 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.
48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s
49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s
50 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody
51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and
52 our heart, which also made his life
53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t
54 his wonderful music, but his music has
55 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
| 小题1: | | A．flowers | B．trees | C．vegetables | D．grass |
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| 小题2: | | A．balcony | B．kitchen | C．garden | D．study |
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| 小题4: | | A．blind | B．famous | C．smart | D．friendly |
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| 小题6: | | A．stories | B．reasons | C．excuses | D．conclusions |
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| 小题7: | | A．although | B．since | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题8: | | A．First | B．Second | C．Third | D．Fourth |
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| 小题9: | | A．me | B．you | C．my mother | D．my son |
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| 小题11: | | A．greets | B．doubts | C．meets | D．knows |
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| 小题12: | | A．broke | B．hurt | C．pleased | D．treated |
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| 小题13: | | A．emptier | B．busier | C．luckier | D．happier |
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| 小题14: | | A．write | B．hear | C．play | D．believe |
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| 小题15: | | A．changed | B．affected | C．discovered | D．encouraged |
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