摘要: Who was the sender of the flower? A. A boy the writer had run into. B. One of the writer’s neighbours. C. One of the writer’s classmates. D. The writer’s mother. B The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays and are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society - a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun. "My grandmothers didn't do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that," said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society. While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers, and the same people who refused their parents' way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old. If you take into consideration feminism, a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable. In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing. “The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: `When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple/ With a red hat which doesn't go,’" said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted a lot of attention. "The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else," Cooper said. "Women feel so ashamed when they do something for themselves." This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. "We're a ladies play group. It couldn't be more simple," said Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.

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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.

One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).

My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. A Childhood Dream         B. A Mother’s Love

C. A Graduation Party           D. A Special Birthday

The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because ________.

A. she could take care of things herself

B. she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C. she wanted her to be happy and strong

D. she thought education was the most important

Who was the sender of the flower?

A. A boy the writer had run into.  B. One of the writer’s neighbors.

C. One of the writer’s classmates. D. The writer’s mother.

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  Every year on my birthday,from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia was delivered to my house.No card came with it.Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all.After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

  But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be.Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender.My mother encouraged these imaginings.She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness.Perhaps it was the old man across the street wbose mail I'd delivered during the winter.As a girl,though,I had more fun imagining that it might be a hoy I had run into.

  One month before my graduation,my father died.I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance,and I didn't care if I had a new dress or not.But my mother,in her own sadness,would not let me miss any of those things.She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable.In truth,my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia— lovely,strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).

  My mother died ten days after I was married.I was 22.That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

(1)

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

[  ]

A.

A Childhood Dream

B.

A Mother's Love.

C.

A Graduation Party

D.

A Special Birthday

(2)

The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because ________

[  ]

A.

she could take care of things herself

B.

she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C.

she wanted her to be happy and strong

D.

she thought education was most important

(3)

Who was the sender of the flower?

[  ]

A.

A boy the writer had run into.

B.

One of the writer's neighbors.

C.

One of the writer's classmates.

D.

The writer's mother.

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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.

One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).

1.My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. A Childhood Dream               B. A Mother’s Love

C. A Graduation Party               D. A Special Birthday

2.The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because ________.

A. she could take care of things herself

B. she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C. she wanted her to be happy and strong

D. she thought education was the most important

3.Who was the sender of the flower?

A. A boy the writer had run into.     B. One of the writer’s neighbors.

C. One of the writer’s classmates. D. The writer’s mother.

 

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  Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house.No card came with it.Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all.After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

  But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be.Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender.My mother encouraged these imaginings.She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done special kindness.Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter.As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.

  One month before my graduation, my father died.I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not.But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things.She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable.In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).My mother died ten days after I was married.I was 22.That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

(1)

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

[  ]

A.

A childhood Dream.

B.

A Mother’s Love.

C.

A Graduation Party.

D.

A Special Birthday.

(2)

The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _________.

[  ]

A.

she could take care of things herself

B.

she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C.

she wanted her to be happy and strong

D.

she thought education was most important

(3)

Who was the sender of the flower?

[  ]

A.

A boy the writer had run into.

B.

One of the writer’s neighbors.

C.

One of the writer’s classmates.

D.

The writer’s mother.

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  Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house.No card came with it.Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all.After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

  But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be.Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender.My mother encouraged these imaginings.She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done special kindness.Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter.As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.

  One month before my graduation, my father died.I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not.But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things.She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable.In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).My mother died ten days after I was married.I was 22.That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

(1)

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

[  ]

A.

A childhood Dream.

B.

A Mother’s Love.

C.

A Graduation Party.

D.

A Special Birthday.

(2)

The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because ________.

[  ]

A.

she could take care of things herself

B.

she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C.

she wanted her to be happy and strong

D.

she thought education was most important

(3)

Who was the sender of the flower?

[  ]

A.

A boy the writer had run into.

B.

One of the writer’s neighbors.

C.

One of the writer’s classmates.

D.

The writer’s mother.

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