I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it I was told it would bloom and the 1./swi:t/——青夏教育精英家教网—

I bought a jasmine（茉莉花） plant for my office. When I bought it I was told it would bloom （开花） and the 1./swi:t/smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two 2.(month), 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 to3.(I) friend Linda.

One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers4. (surprise) me. I reached out5. touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the pleasant smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly u6. 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 it7.. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be p8. and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she would go abroad the next week. 9./b??f?:(r)/ she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned/learnt that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am 10.(slow) learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

1.sweet 2.months 3.my 4.surprised 5.to 6.understood 7.away 8.patient 9.Before 10.slowly 【解析】本文主要讲述了我买了一株茉莉花，并等着花香四溢。但是两个月后，还是没开花，也没有花香。于是，我就把它送给了我的一位朋友。后来，我去另外一个朋友的办公室时，我...

—I think reading is important for us.Do you agree ________ me?

—Yes，you're right.

A. on B. with C. to D. of

B 【解析】句意：——我认为阅读对我们很重要，你同意我的观点吗？——是的，你说得对。考查介词辨析题。agree with sb.同意/赞同某人的意见/观点，agree to do同意做某事，都是固定短语。根据句意语境，可知选B。

She ________ the bus and took a seat.

A. got in B. got out of

C. got on D. got off

C 【解析】句意：她上了公共汽车，坐了下来。考查动词短语辨析题。A. got in进入；B. got out of避免；C. got on上车；D. got off下车。take a seat就坐。根据句意语境，可知选C。

Her grandfather lives a simple life _____________ he has much money.

A. because B. so C. though D. if

C 【解析】试题分析：句意：尽管他有许多钱，她爷爷过着一种简单的生活。A.是因为，引导因果状语从句；B.因此，引导因果主语从句，so后面的句子表结果；C.尽管，引导让步状语从句；D.如果，引导条件状语从句。此题前后句关系是让步关系，故用though；选C。