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Last Tuesday was rainy. Still, I drove to visit my daughter Carolyn and my grandchildren as I had promised. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and 1 them,she said, "Mom,you must go to see the narcissi(水仙花) before they are 2 ."

"3the narcissi， Carolyn！The road is 4 to drive on in the rain， and there is noth?ing in the world except you and these children that I want to 5 in such a bad weather！"

My daughter smiled 6and said, "Trust me,Mom. You will never 7 yourself if you miss this experience.”

After driving about twenty minutes, we saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a sign 8 ，"Narcissus Garden".

We got out of the car,and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then,as we turned a cor?ner,I looked up and was 9 . Before me lay the most amazing 10 . It looked as though someone had a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were 11 in swirling(旋涡状的) patterns，great ribbons of deep orange，creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink,and saffron and butter yellow. Each different colored varie?ty was planted in large 12 so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own u-nique color. "But who 13 this?" I asked Carolyn. "It's just one woman," Carolyn an?swered. She 14 a well-kept small house. We walked up to it. In the yard,we saw a post?er. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the 15 . The first answer was a 16 one. "50，000 bulbs(球茎) ”，it read. The second was, "One at a time,by one woman. Two hands, two feet,and one brain. " The third was, " 17 in 1966."

This unknown woman had created something of indescribable 18 . Learn to move to?wards our goals one step at a time，learn to 19 what we are doing，and learn to use the time well. By doing so,we can 20 the world.

( ) 1.A. informed B. taught C. greeted D. invited

( ) 2.A. over B. lost C. bent D. broken

( ) 3.A. Sell B. Leave C. Water D. Forget

( ) 4.A. dangerous B. hard C. clean D. wide

( ) 5.A. see B. defeat C. instruct D. welcome

( ) 6.A. calmly B. proudly C. easily D. nervously

( ) 7.A. protect B. permit C. hate D. forgive

( ) 8.A. talking B. speaking C. saying D. knowing

( ) 9.A. inspired B. satisfied C. depressed D. shocked

( ) 10.A. progress B. sight C. place D. poster

( ) 11.A. planted B. cut C. stored D. pined

( ) 12.A. lines B. rows C. groups D. teams

( ) 13.A. won B. enjoyed C. discovered D. made

( ) 14.A. searched for B. pointed to C. looked at D. thought of

( ) 15.A. answer B. text C. headline D. meaning

( ) 16.A. beautiful B. lively C. wide D. simple

( ) 17.A. Appeared B. Began C. Paused D. Finished

( ) 18.A. beauty B. price C. concern D. value

( ) 19.A. describe B. divide C. love D. correct

( ) 20.A. explore B. change C. watch D. know

1—5 CADBA 6—10 ADCDB

11—15 ACDBC 16—20 DBACB

水滴石穿，千万不要小看微小的力量。日积月累，它就能改变你的世界！

1.C我走进女儿家后跟她们打了招呼(gree?ted) 。

2.A你最好趁着水仙花败落(over) 之前去欣赏一下。

3.D忘了(forget) 什么水仙花吧，我开车来时正下着雨，路很难(hard) 走。

4.B参考上题解释。

5.A在这么糟糕的天气里，你们是我唯一想看到(see) 的。

6.A听了我的抱怨，女儿平静地(calmly) 笑着说："相信我，妈妈如果你错过了这次机会，你永远都不会原谅(forgive) 你自己的。"

7.D参考上题解释。

8.C在教堂的远处，我看到了一个标牌，上面写着(saying) :水仙花花园。

9.D由下句amazing得出：看到眼前的这一大片水仙花的景象(sight) ，我顿时惊呆了(shocked).

10.B参考上句解释。

11.A这些花被种成了(planted) 漩涡状。

12.C同一种颜色的水仙花被种在一起(groups) ₀

13.D我同是谁种的(made) 这片水仙花。

14.B她指着(pointed to) 远处的一处小屋说，就是住在那里的一位女士种的。

15.C告示的标题(headline) 是：你要问的问题答素如下。

16.D第一个答案很简单(simple) 。

17.B第三个答案是,开始于(Began) 1966年。

18.A显然，这位女士创造了一处令人难以置信的美景(beauty) 。

19.C热爱(love) 我们正在做的事情，利用好时间，这样你就能改变(change) 这个世界。

20. B参考上句解释。

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