题目内容
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__26___of gardening may not have originate from my love for nature. It was to _27__my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __28___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to __29__!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something__30___whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found__31__, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to _32___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses, Wild __33__joy,I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__34___, I was touched by this land of wonder.
___35__, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even__36___at me because he found it was __37__to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s __38__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds__39__flowers.
Regardless of their __40__, I kept on planting my garden and _41__to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they___42__our care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __43___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very__44_.And now I could say it is my affection for___45__that makes me a real gardener.
26. A. memory B. dream C. decision D. design
27. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy
28. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement
29. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in
30. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. against
31. A. hurt B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting
32. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through
33. A. to B. with C. in D. by
34. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually
35. A. Thus B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
36. A. should B. laughed C. stared D. jumped
37. A. simple B. troublesome C. enjoyed D. amazed
38. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief
39. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than
40. A. dislike B. encouragement C. attack D. suggestion
41. A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled
42. A. devote B. award C. reward D. challenge
43. A. displease B. satisfy C. love D. lead
44. A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed
45. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature
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I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.