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　　Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils(水仙花)before they are over．” I wanted to go, but it was a two－hour 　　1　　 from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead．"I will come next Tuesday, " I promised, a little 　　2　　 , on her third call．

　　Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy．　　3　　, I had promised, and so I drove there．When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and 　　4　　 my grandchildren, I said, "　　5　　 the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is 　　6　　 in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see．"

　　My daughter smiled 　　7　　 and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother．It's all right, Mother, I promise．You will never 　　8　　 yourself if you miss this experience．"

　　After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church．On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered 　　9　　 that read, "Daffodil Garden"．

　　We got out of the car and 　　10　　 took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path．

　　Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I 　　11　　 and gasped(惊叹)．Before me lay the most wonderful sight．It looked 　　12　　 someone had taken a great vat(桶)of gold and 　　13　　 it down over the mountain peak and slopes．There were five acres of flowers．"But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn．“It's just one woman”, Carolyn answered．“That's her home．”

　　Carolyn 　　14　　 to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that 　　15　　．We walked up to the house．On the patio([露台), we saw a(n)　　16　　" Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the 　　17　　．

　　The first answer was a simple one．"50, 000 bulbs(茎)," it read．The second answer was, "One 　　18　　 by one woman．Two hands, two feet, and a very little brain．" The third answer was, "　　19　　 in 1958．"

　　I thought of this woman whom I had 　　20　　 met, who, more than forty years before, had begun－one bulb at a time－to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top．

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　　In the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince(太子港), the most popular form of transportation is the“tap-tap”．The tap-tap is the quickest means of 　　1　　 transportation and the least costly way to 　　2　　 around．It is also a 　　3　　 happening．It is 　　4　　 you get the news of the day or something．

　　A tap-tap is a pickup truck that has been changed into a 　　5　　 work of art．To make a tap-tap, a designer first draws the layout(设计图)and a workman build a 　　6　　 wooden box to protect people from the sun or the rain．There are two long benches inside for at least twelve people to sit somewhat 　　7　　．Lastly the artist and a painter work together to 　　8　　 a colorful covering of the drawings．

　　Each tap-tap is a 　　9　　 work of art and no two are the same．　　10　　 you to visit Port-au-Prince, you could not 　　11　　 these very colorful works of art．

　　There are three to four thousand tap-taps in Prot-au-Prince．They are different in size and 　　12　　．Some are big, some small;some are 　　13　　, some beautiful and colorful．Although most of the tap-taps are built to carry a 　　14　　 or so people at a time, they often carry more people．The 　　15　　 tap-taps always have more customers waiting for a ride．

　　In Port-au-Prince, people who can’t 　　16　　 to buy their own private cars usually ride the taps．These trucks are also very 　　17　　 for children going to and from school．

　　Whenever I travel to Haiti, it is always a 　　18　 to see so many wonderful newly painted tap-taps with all the people inside．The thing I like best is that you 　　19　　 know who you might meet inside because in Haiti we are almost all 　　20　　 with each other．

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