I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（開花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
小題1:Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for               .
A. one day                    B. one year        C   . two weeks      D. two months
小題2:When the writer saw Mary's jasmine, she felt____________ .
A．unhappyB．peacefulC．hopefulD．surprised
小題3:What has the writer learned from her experience?
A．Patience is needed in life.
B．Flowers can make life better.
C．Friendship is necessary for us.
D．Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
短文大意：這篇短文中主要記述了作者買了一盆茉莉花，在養(yǎng)護(hù)了兩個月后不見開花，就送給了朋友琳達(dá)。后來在朋友瑪麗的家里看到了盛開的茉莉花，才知道茉莉花需要照顧很長時間才能開花。由此讓作者懂得了耐心在生活中的重要性。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.描述，可知我養(yǎng)了這棵花兩個月，故選D，兩個月。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. 描述，可知選D。
小題3:根據(jù)In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.描述，可知作者由此懂得了生活中也需要耐心，故選A。
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