Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．

    He went into the shop and saw a young man   36   the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were    37   and that his money was not enough. The clerk looked up at John,  38  her head．Something inside of John was   39  by the boy’ s voice．John had been   40  with his business，so he looked at the clerk and   41    mouthed that he would pay for the roses．

    The clerk told the young man to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the  42   and ran from the store with the  43 ．It was  44  the extra dollars just to see that kind of  excitement．

    John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  45  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very  46  ．He caught a  traffic light about two blocks away． 47  he waited at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he  48  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery（公墓）．

    Soon, The light  49，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He  50   and on an impuise（冲动）got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his  51 . He began to cry after he carefully  52  the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving body and listened to his crying．

    John turned with   53 _，and walked back to his car．He drove  54  to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers   55 ．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．

A. begging      B. ordering          C. forcing           D. urging

A. cheap          B. worthwhile          C. expensive          D. special

A. shaking       B. waving              C. nodding           D. holding

A. sensed        B. touched             C. hurt              D. lightened

A. influenced      B. ruined              C. buried             D. blessed

A. loudly          B. silently            C. gently           D. calmly

A. river         B. air                 C. lake                D. hole

A. money        B. basket            C. flowers           D. cards

A. worth       B. cost             C. saved              D. wasted

A. delivery       B. message            C. transportation        D. export

A. inspired     B. disappointed         C. good            D. relaxed

A. Before           B. As                 C. Since             D. After

A. remembered   B. found              C. discovered               D. realized

A. flashed      B. changed            C. disappeared              D. shone

A. drove back    B. pulled over          C. broke down         D. settled down

A. arms               B. palms                C. feet                     D. knees

A. laid                   B. removed             C. set                     D. decorated

A. laughter       B. astonishment        C. tears                   D. happiness

A. slowly      B. quickly              C. carefully         D. excitedly

A. in turn      B. in return          C. in future            D. in person

John had been on the road visiting clients for more than three weeks. He couldn't wait to get back to Ohio to see his wife and children. It was coming on Mother's Day, and he usually tried to make it "back home", but this year he was just too tired．He was in a small town just outside of Little Rock when he drove by a flower shop. He said to himself, "I know what I will do, I'll send Mom some roses."

He went into the small shop and saw a young man talking to the clerk. "How many roses can I get for six dollars, madam?" the boy asked. The clerk was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the young man would be happy with carnations.

"No. I have to have roses." He said, "My mom was sick so much last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. I want to get something special. It has to be red roses, because that's her favorite." He was firm.

The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside of John was touched by the boy's voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. John had been blessed in his business, and he looked at the clerk and silently mouthed he would pay for the boy's roses.

The clerk looked at the young man and said, "OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for six dollars." The young man almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store. It was worth the extra thirty-five dollars just to see that kind of excitement.

John ordered his own flowers and had the clerk be sure that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. As he drove away from the shop, he was feeling very good. He caught a light about two blocks from the shop. As he waited at the light, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates. Suddenly he realized it wasn't a park. It was a cemetery（公墓）. He could see the young man turn there by gate and walk along the fence.

The light changed, and John slowly crossed the crossing. He pulled over and on an impulse（冲动之下） got out and began to follow the boy down the fence line. John was on the sidewalk, thirty or forty steps behind the boy, who walked inside the cemetery fence. The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully laid the roses on the tomb and began to sob.  John felt like an intruder but he couldn't leave. He stared at the little boy's trembling body and listened to his silent crying.

As he cried, he heard the young man speak, "Mommy, oh Mommy, why didn't I tell you how much I love you? Why didn't I tell you one more time? Jesus, please, find my mommy. Tell my Mommy I love her."

John turned, tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the flower shop and told her he would take the flowers personally. He wanted to be sure and tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.

1．The young boy actually spent _____ getting the rose flowers.

    A．6 dollars       B．35 dollars          C．41 dollars     D．more than 6 dollars

2．The underlined word "carnations" in the second paragraph probably _____________.

    A．is a kind of tree                       B．is a kind of flower

    C．means solutions                 D．is a souvenir

3．From the passage, we can infer _____________.

    A．John would drive home in person to see his mother with the flowers

    B．John wanted to spend 35 dollars buying the roses for the young boy

    C．The young boy would have Jesus find his mommy

    D．The young boy would turn back to thank John

4．On the clerk's approval of giving the flowers, the young boy was wild with joy because _________.

    A．he knew he wouldn't have got the flowers without John's help

    B．the clerk was very kind to help him

C．he was able to show his love to his mother with the flowers

D．he was successful in saving some money

5．The best title for this passage may be __________________.

    A．Celebrate Mother's Day                        B． Buy flowers

C．Deliver the roses                                 D．Tell Mum I love her

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　I was walking along the street when I realized that a man with an unusual beard who I had seen three times this afternoon, was following me. To make sure, I walked on quickly, turned right, then left and stopped.

　　In a few minutes the man with the beard appeared and stopped at another shop window. Whenever I stopped he stopped, and whenever I looked around he was still there, so I looked round he was still there, I decided to get away from him.

　　A 74 bus stopped at the bus－stop just beside me, I jumped on when it began to move off, Having missed the bus, the man got on another 74 bus, which followed mine.

　　Every time the buses pulled at a stop, the man looked anxiously to see if I was getting off. Finally at some traffic lights, he changed buses and got into mine.

　　When we got to the underground, I left the bus and bought at ticket at a ticket machine. As I was standing at the station waiting for the circle line train, the man came up carrying a newspaper, and when we got on the train he sat in one corner reading.

　　I became tired of being followed and sat beside him and asked him why be was following me.

　　At first be said he didn't do that. But when I warned him I was going to knock him down, be admitted that he was. Then he told me that he was a writer of spy stories and tried to see if it was difficult to follow someone with out being seen.

1．The author realized that ________ when he was walking along the street.

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A．his life was in danger

B．he might be robbed of his things

C．he was looked after by someone

D．he was kept watch on

2．The author ________ when he had seen the man three times.

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A．became nervous

B．kept calm

C．felt sorrowful

D．was tiresome

3．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．The man wanted to be a spy.

B．They rode in the same bus during following and being followed.

C．The author was cleverer and more careful than the man.

D．The man was knocked down by the author.

4．The man followed the author because he wanted to ________.

[　　]

A．observe and learn something form real life

B．keep up with the author

C．be a spy

D．know something about the author

5．The man admitted what he had done because he ________.

[　　]

A．was afraid of getting into trouble

B．wasn't a real spy at all

C．called himself a writer of stories

D．was brave enough to answer for his mistake