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　　She always wore a flower in her hair．Always, Mostly I thought it looked 　　1　　．A flower to work?To my knowledge no one had questioned the young woman why a flower 　　2　　 her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had 　　3　　 without it．

　　She did so one day 　　4　　．She delivered a project to my office．“I 　　5　　there is no flower in your hair today,”I said 　　6　　．“I’m so used to seeing you wear one 　　7　　 it almost seems as if something is 　　8　　．”“Oh, yes”she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her 　　9　　 bright personality, I knew I had questioned something 　　10　　 than a lost flower．

　　“Today is the anniversary(周年纪念)of mother’s death．I miss her so much I guess I’m a bit 　　11　　．Oh, and about the flower you asked about．When I was a little girl, my mother 　　12　　 often put flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer, I’ve just always worn a flower in my hair 　　13　　-it made me feel as though she were 　　14　　 me, if only in spirit．Today, however, I think she would like a 　　15　　 that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to 　　16　　．”

　　She met my eyes then smiled sadly．“I don’t need to wear a flower to be 　　17　　 her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured 　　18　　－they’re still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here’s the 　　19　　 I hope it meets with your agreement．”She handed me the neatly prepared document, signed, with a hand–drawn 　　20　　, below her name．

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　　My wife had been married to me for 21 years．After the anniversary(周年纪念), my wife wanted me to take another woman out to 　　1　　．The other woman has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 　　2　　 impossible to visit her often．That night I called to 　　3　　 her to go out for dinner．“What's wrong, are you 　　4　　?” she asked．“I thought that it would be 　　5　　 to spend some time with you, just the two of us,” I answered．She thought about it 　　6　　, and then agreed．

　　That Friday after work, 　　7　　 I drove to pick her up I was a bit nervous．When I arrived at her house, I 　　8　　 that she, too, seemed to be 　　9　　 about our date．She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 　　10　　 her last wedding anniversary．

　　We went to a restaurant that, 　　11　　 not the best, was very nice and comfortable．When I was reading the menu, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there 　　12　　 at me．A nostalgic(怀旧的) smile was 　　13　　 her lips．During the dinner, we had a 　　14　　 conversation－nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other's life．

　　A few days 　　15　　, my mother died of a sudden heart attack．It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do 　　16　　 for her．Some time later, I received an envelope with a note 　　17　　：“You will never know what that night meant for me．I'm looking forward to the 　　18　　 dinner．I love you, son．”

　　At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time：“I LOVE YOU”．Nothing in life is more important than your 　　19　　．Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 　　20　　 till “some other time”．

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B．a little

C．few　　

D．little