I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   21  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   22  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   23  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   24  . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes aways so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  25  , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   26   and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   27   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   28   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   29  .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   30   —he was blind.

Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I   31   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to   32  . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child,   33   I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   34  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   35   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

1.A. hopeless           B. colourful            C. simple           D. wonderful

2. A. mind              B. trouble              C. breath           D. work

3.A. sadly              B. strictly             C. angrily          D.excitedly

4.A. dead               B. fresh                C. alive            D. heavy

5. A. So                    B. Or               C. However      D. And

6.A. head               B. nose             C. ear          D. neck

7. A. how               B. when             C. where            D. why

8.A. buy                B. sell             C. accept           D. break

9. A. admire                B. dislike              C. want         D. have

10.A. cry                   B. speak                C. smile            D. see

11.A. forgave               B. thanked          C. paid         D. hated

12.A. sleep             B. study                C. dance            D. play

13.A. at most               B. at times         C. at first         D. at last

14. A. cheerful             B. useful               C. blind            D. deaf

15. A. waste                B. enjoy                C. lose         D. forget

—It’s a fine day today. Shall we go swimming?

—______ But we need to be home before six o’clock.

  A. Have a nice time!  B. Not at all.      C. You are right.   D. Good idea!

We have two foreign teachers here. One is from England, and ______ is from America.

  A. another            B. the other        C. other            D. the others

—Wow! What a lovely e-dog! Is it yours?

   —Yes, it’s ______. My father bought it for me yesterday.

  A. my             B. yours            C. mine         D. your

I don’t have any close friends here. I feel ______ from time to time.

  A. alone          B. happy            C. lonely           D. proud

—Oh, my God! We have missed the last bus. What shall we do?

—I’m afraid we have no ______ but to take a taxi.

  A. decision           B. choice           C. advice           D. reason           

You look quite tired. You’d better ______ a good rest.

  A. stop to have       B. stop having      C. to stop to have  D. to stop having

If there is any change to the plan, I ______ you as soon as possible.

  A. told               B. have told        C. tell         D. will tell

—Bob, it’s getting cold outside. ______ take a jacket

   —All right, Mum.

  A. Why do you     B. Why not      C. Why did you  D. Why don’t

Some people won’t realize the importance of their health ______ they have lost it.

  A. after          B. when         C. until            D. as