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