For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every Sunday. __1__ I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not__2__ much of it. It was a nice gesture that became__3__. One Sunday, however, what I considered__4__ became very special.

       As I was leaving the Sunday service, a little boy__5__ and said, “Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” “Do you__6__ this?” I said, pointing to the rose pinned to my coat.

       He said, “Yes sir. I would like it if you are__7__ going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got_8__ last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not__9__, so she sent me to live with my grandmother. She has been so good to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for__10__ me.”

       When the little boy finished I could hardly__11__. My eyes filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the__12__ of my soul. I reached up and__13__ my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the__14__ thing I have ever heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not__15__. If you’ll look in front of the platform, you’ll see a big__16__ of flowers. Different families buy them for the__17__ each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she__18__ the very best.”

       If I hadn’t been__19__ enough already, he made one last statement and I will always treasure it. He said, “What a__20__ day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet.”

1. A. Because         B. Although    C. If                     D. Once

2. A. speak                   B. think          C. remind              D. care

3. A. rule                     B. practice             C. custom              D. routine

4. A. valuable        B. useless              C. ordinary            D. normal

5. A. approached         B. stopped             C. interrupted D. followed

6. A. notice                  B. see             C. like            D. mean

7. A. always          B. just            C. ever           D. already

8. A. divorced        B. lost            C. disturbed    D. troubled

9. A. stand                    B. understand  C. stay           D. help

10. A. comforting  B. adopting            C. supporting  D. loving

11. A. move          B. speak         C. breathe              D. refuse

12. A. depths         B. back          C. bottom              D. corner

13. A. uncovered           B. unloaded    C. unpinned  D. unwrapped

14. A. sweetest              B. nicest         C. saddest              D. strangest

15. A. real                    B. fresh          C. expensive   D. enough

16. A. pile                    B. bouquest    C. collection   D. chain

17. A. relatives             B. old            C. poor          D. church

18. A. deserves             B. proves        C. sounds              D. matches

19. A. challenged          B. surprised    C. touched             D. taught

20. A. sunny          B. special              C. lucky         D. wonderful

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  1.  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   2. , what I considered ordinary became very  3. .

As I was leaving the Sunday  4. , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   5. this?” I said as I  6. to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  7.  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  8. last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  9. me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  10. to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  11. me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   12. . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   13. of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  14. heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  15. . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道講壇）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  16. each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  17. the very best.”

18. I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  19. and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  20. one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

21.               A．Once          B．Because        C．For   D．While

 

22.               A．though         B．nevertheless    C．however  D．a(chǎn)nyway

 

23.               A．meaningful      B．motivated       C．strange    D．special

 

24.               A．service         B．meeting        C．interview  D．visit

 

25.               A．notice         B．see            C．like   D．mean

 

26.               A．shaken         B．indicated       C．pointed   D．looked

 

27.               A．enjoy          B．a(chǎn)ppreciate      C．like   D．pick

 

28.               A．divorced       B．lost            C．troubled   D．disturbed

 

29.               A．a(chǎn)dvised        B．forced         C．sent  D．dismissed

 

30.               A．helpful         B．merciful        C．mean D．good

 

31.               A．loving          B．bringing        C．protecting D．choosing

 

32.               A．speak          B．move          C．refuse D．breathe

 

33.               A．place          B．depths         C．bottom    D．corner

 

34.               A．even          B．a(chǎn)lready         C．yet   D．ever

 

35.               A．fresh          B．expensive       C．enough   D．useful

 

36.               A．old            B．church         C．poor  D．relatives

 

37.               A．possesses       B．matches        C．deserves  D．suits

 

38.               A．Even if         B．As             C．Although  D．If

 

39.               A．promise        B．statement       C．comment  D．explanation

 

40.               A．a(chǎn)sked for       B．looked for      C．cared for  D．searched for