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 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.
【小题1】 Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for.

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A picture is on my desk. It is a picture of Mary’s family. The man is her father Mr White. He is a doctor. A woman is behind Mary. She is her mother. She’s a teacher. A boy is in the picture, too. He is Mary’s brother Sam. Mary and Sam are in the same school. But they aren’t in the same grade. They look like their mother. The White family are English. They come from London.

根据短文内容, 指出能回答所提问题的最佳答案

1.Is the picture about the White family?

A. Yes, it is.        B. No, it isn’t.     C. yes, they do.    D. No, they don’t.

2.What does Mr White do?

A. He’s a doctor.      B. He’s a teacher.    C. He’s a nurse.    D. He’s a cook.

3.What does Mrs White do?

A. She’s a doctor.    B. She’s a teacher.   C. She’s a nurse.    D. She’s a cook.

4. Who does Sam look like?

A. He looks like a cook.  B. He looks like a doctor. C. He looks like his mother. D. He looks like his father.

【小题5 Where are the White from?

A. They’re from the USA. B. They’re from Cuba.   C. They’re from Canada.   D. They’re from England.