One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I ________ a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card. ________ by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be ________ his day, I wanted to do it again.
When I got to my office, I had the ________ of anonymously(匿名地) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal(无人情味的) ________ of the building where I work makes me ________. It just feels a little boring sometimes, ________ it's a nice building with great light. I ________ lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little ________ there, and throw in an inspirational ________ while I'm at it? After all, who doesn't like flowers?
So, for the past month, I've been ________ flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom.
Each week, I ________ the flowers and the quote. It always feels ________ for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau's “If one advances ________ in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” and Gandhi's “The fragrance(香味) always ________ on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figured, it at least makes me ________ each time I visit the bathroom.
Then today, when I walked in, I noticed ________ flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It ________, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”—Gandhi. This little act ________ me that, at the end of the day, we're all just people with hearts ________ the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.
I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!
1.A. picked outB. came acrossC. called upD. pointed at
2.A. StruckB. InformedC. SurprisedD. Honoured
3.A. calmingB. determiningC. reflectingD. brightening
4.A. beliefB. wayC. ideaD. aim
5.A. designB. atmosphereC. decorationD. regulation
6.A. uncomfortableB. impoliteC. impatientD. unconscious
7.A. whenB. unlessC. becauseD. though
8.A. concludedB. consideredC. doubtedD. expected
9.A. mysteryB. adventureC. beautyD. courage
10.A. flowerB. figureC. quoteD. material
11.A. growingB. wateringC. puttingD. arranging
12.A. countB. checkC. cleanD. change
13.A. refreshingB. interestingC. satisfyingD. puzzling
14.A. confidentlyB. surprisinglyC. quicklyD. effectively
15.A. holdsB. attachesC. remainsD. focuses
16.A. strongB. happyC. excitedD. shocked
17.A. beautifulB. newC. smallD. special
18.A. printedB. askedC. repliedD. said
19.A. introducesB. remindsC. suggestsD. indicates
20.A. regardless ofB. in terms of
C. in addition toD. instead of
—Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?
—Yes. ________.
A. At pleasureB. With pleasure
C. For pleasureD. My pleasure
________ in Northern Europe rose steadily in the third quarter of 2016, following a 0.1 percent increase in the previous quarter.
A. Tourist spendingB. Tourist spent
C. Tourist spendD. Tourist spends
—Guess what? I happened to have met Mark at the party last week.
—If my memory serves me correctly, you two ________ each other for almost ten years.
A. haven't seenB. hadn't seenC. didn't seeD. don't see
Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward ________ the outdoor concert by the pop singer.
A. to canceling B. not to canceling
C. not to cancel D. to not canceling
It is a golden rule in international trade that if you export nothing but raw materials, you're at the ________ of world prices.
A. riskB. expenseC. mercyD. cost