Every year on my birthday since I was 11,a white gardenia (栀子花) was sent to my house.No card ever came with it.Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all.After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower,in soft pink paper.

I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be.Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming(幻想 )about the sender.My mother encouraged these daydreams.She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone.Perhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped.As a girl,I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met.

A month before my high school graduation(毕业),my father died.I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance,and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not.My mother,in her own sadness,would not let me miss (过) any of those things.She wanted her children to feel loved.In fact,my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia:lovely,strong and perfect.

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

1.The writer received on her birthday since she was 11.

A.a white gardenia

B.a card

C.a card and soft pink paper

D.a gardenia and a card

2.The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower.

A.happy B.sad

C.worried D.nervous

3.It can be inferred (椎断) from the passage that

A.the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance

B.the writer probably joined in the graduation dance

C.the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother

D.the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays

4.The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays.

A.her classmate B.the old man C.the boy D.her mother

5.The passage mainly talks about

A.what a gardenia meant

B.what a girl dreamed about

C.how a mother loved her children

D.how a daughter missed her father.

It’s completely normal for friendships to be nervous at times, because two people don’t necessarily share the same tastes, ideas, or ways of seeing or doing things. If you and your friend disagree about something, the two of you might not listen to or understand each other. 1. When a conflict(矛盾)appears, it’s important to deal with it. Here is some advice that might be helpful when you deal with it.

2. Start by identifying(确认)the situation that you’re having a problem with and what you’d like to change. For example, “I prefer to speak politely, not in this way...”

3. Tell your friend how the conflict makes you feel. For example, “it makes me very angry...”

◎Find out possible solutions. Together with your friend, find out possible solutions. You can even write them down on a piece of paper. 4.

◎Assess(评价)the solutions. Assess all the solutions with your friends. Are any of the solutions realistic? Do any of them satisfy both of you? Will any of them solve the problem?

◎Come to an agreement. Together with your friend, choose the solutions you prefer and come to an agreement.

◎Reassess. Some time later, check if the agreement has been respected and if the problem has been solved. 5. If the solution you chose hasn’t worked, you can try another.

A. Describe the problem.

B. Name your feelings.

C. That’s when a conflict comes up.

D. Different conflicts come up for different reasons.

E. At this stage, any idea is a start, so write them all down!

F. Take the time to talk to your friend and review your experiences.

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