B Mother's Day is coming. A gentleman stopped his car out of a flower shop. He wanted to order a bunch of flowers and asked them to deliver them to his mother,who was far in his hometown.

He saw a girl crying on the road when he was about to enter the shop. The gentleman walked up to her and asked, "Little girl,why are you crying?"

"I want to buy a rose for my mother,but I don't have enough money," said the girl.

Hearing that,the gentleman felt sorry for the girl. "It was so. . . " Then he grasped the girl's hand and entered the flower shop. He first ordered the bouquet (;花束) for his mother and then bought a rose for the girl.

Walking out of the shop,the gentleman planned to drive the girl home.

"Would you really like to drive me home?"

"Of course!”

"Then would you please drive me to my mother? But sir,the place where my mother lives is very far from here."

Following the way the girl showed,the gentleman drove out of the downtown along the winding mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地) .

The little girl put the flower close to a new grave. In order to present a rose to her mother who just passed away a month ago,she took a long journey.

The gentleman drove the girl to her home,and then he returned to the flower shop. He canceled the flower bunch to his mother but bought a big bunch of fresh flowers instead. He drove directly to his mother's home,a fivehour drive from here. He would present the flowers to his mother in person.

No matter how far your mother is away from you,it's never too late for you to send a bunch of flowers to her.

(   ) 6. Why was the little girl crying on the road?

   A. Because she lost her purse there.

   B. Because she didn't know the way to her mother.

   C. Because her mother left her alone there.

   D. Because she didn't have enough money to buy her mother a rose.

(   ) 7. It was not until the gentleman drove to the cemetery did he come to know that

   A. the girl's mother was working in the cemetery

   B. the girl's mother was no longer living there

   C. the girl's mother had already been dead for a month

   D. the girl's mother lived really far away

(   ) 8. The word "canceled" probably means         .

   A. gave up   B. gave away   C. called off   D. called for

(   ) 9. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The gentleman changed his mind to send the flowers to his mother in person.

   B. The gentleman knew the girl's mother very well.

   C. It's about a fivehour drive from the flower shop to the girl's hometown.

   D. The gentleman bought a bouquet for the girl.

(   ) 10. Which would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Always Remember to Help Others   B. A Rose for Mother

   C. Mother's Day Is Coming   D. Mother Is Not Far Away

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