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The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long branches of an old willow tree.   31   at life, I have a good reason to frown, for the world was intent on   32   me down.

And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath   33  me, all tired from play. He stood   34   in front of me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!" In his hand was a   35  . What a pitiful sight, its petals were all worn - not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower away and go off to play, I   36   a small smile and then looked away.

But instead of   37   , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and   38   loudly with certainty, "It sure smells pretty and it must be beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you." The weed before me was dying or dead, not vibrant of   39  , orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I  40  for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need." Again,  41   placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then  42  I noticed for the very first time that the boy could not see: he was  43 .

I heard my voice trembling. Tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not realizing the  44  he'd had on my day. I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a  45   woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he 46  my self-indulged plight(困境)? Perhaps he'd been  47  with true sight from his heart by God.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. For all of those times I myself had been blind. I decided to see beauty, and  48  every second that belongs to mine.  49  I held that dead flower up to my nose and breathed in the  50  of a beautiful rose , I smiled as that young boy. Another flower in his hand was about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.

1.	A. Disappointed	B. Delighted	C. Excited	D. embarassed
2.	A. slowing	B. making	C. letting	D. pressing
3.	A. stopped	B. supposed	C. informed	D. approached
4.	A. absolutely	B. definitely	C. right	D. rightly
5.	A. leaf	B. branch	C. weed	D. flower
6.	A. exposed	B. showed	C. managed	D. tried
7.	A. leaving	B. answering	C. reacting	D. responding
8.	A. whispered	B. shouted	C. spoke	D. declared
9.	A. styles	B. sizes	C. colors	D. shapes
10.	A. left	B. handed	C. reached	D. held
11.	A. in pace of	B. in addition to	C. instead of	D. in return
12.	A. where	B. before	C. when	D. that
13.	A. deaf	B. blind	C. cripple	D. dumb
14.	A. impression	B. appearance	C. power	D. influence
15.	A. self-satisfied s	B. elf-respecting	C. self-educated	D. self-pitying
16.	A. approve of[来源:Z#xx#k.Com	B. convince of	C. inform of	D. know of
17.	A. presented	B. crowded	C. blessed	D. equipped
18.	A. appreciate	B. treasure	C. spend	D. admire
19.	A. As	B. Though	C. Unless	D. Since
20.	A. sight	B. shade	C. fragrance	D. flavor

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.D

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