At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents  46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon  47  with the lovely scent of roses.
　  As the seventh floral arrangement was   48  , I was beginning to feel  49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the  50  bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much  51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’  52  .
　 “I’m enjoying every  53 of this”, she said as though she had read my   54  and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a   55 ？”
　  I still felt uncomfortable, however.  56   there were some magic button I could push to  57   the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send  58 some.
　　The flowers arrived just   59  Ann and I were finishing supper.
　　“More flowers for you,” she said,   60  .
　　“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the     61   “These are for you.”
　　Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62  across the pale blue bouquets and  63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻畫） them on her 64 .
　　“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little    65  on my part.

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents  46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon  47  with the lovely scent of roses.

　  As the seventh floral arrangement was   48  , I was beginning to feel  49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the  50  bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much  51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’  52  .

　 “I’m enjoying every  53 of this”, she said as though she had read my   54  and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a   55 ？”

　  I still felt uncomfortable, however.  56   there were some magic button I could push to  57   the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send  58 some.

　　The flowers arrived just   59  Ann and I were finishing supper.

　　“More flowers for you,” she said,   60  .

　　“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the     61   “These are for you.”

　　Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62  across the pale blue bouquets and  63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻畫） them on her 64 .

　　“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.

I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little    65  on my part.

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents 1a shop selling flowers, the room was soon 2with the lovely scent of roses.
As the seventh floral arrangement was3, I was beginning to feel4, for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the5bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much6, too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’7.
“I’m enjoying every8of this”, she said as though she had read my9and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a10？”
I still felt uncomfortable, however.11there were some magic button I could push to12 the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send13some.
The flowers arrived just14Ann and I were finishing supper.
“More flowers for you,” she said,15.
“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the16“These are for you.”
Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her17across the pale blue bouquets and18touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave(刻畫) them on her19 .
“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little20on my part.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      attended
   2. B.
      owed
   3. C.
      absorbed
   4. D.
      owned
2. 2.
   1. A.
      full
   2. B.
      filled
   3. C.
      crowd
   4. D.
      involved
3. 3.
   1. A.
      brought out
   2. B.
      brought up
   3. C.
      brought down
   4. D.
      brought in
4. 4.
   1. A.
      convenient
   2. B.
      enjoyable
   3. C.
      attractive
   4. D.
      uncomfortable
5. 5.
   1. A.
      newest
   2. B.
      last
   3. C.
      latest
   4. D.
      largest
6. 6.
   1. A.
      struggling
   2. B.
      admiring
   3. C.
      delighting
   4. D.
      thrilling
7. 7.
   1. A.
      bouquets
   2. B.
      shops
   3. C.
      family
   4. D.
      money
8. 8.
   1. A.
      minute
   2. B.
      day
   3. C.
      week
   4. D.
      month
9. 9.
   1. A.
      ideas
   2. B.
      opinions
   3. C.
      thoughts
   4. D.
      dreams
10. 10.
    1. A.
       friend
    2. B.
       sister
    3. C.
       roommate
    4. D.
       colleague
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Before long
    2. B.
       Long before
    3. C.
       If only
    4. D.
       Only if
12. 12.
    1. A.
       take apart
    2. B.
       take away
    3. C.
       take out
    4. D.
       take in
13. 13.
    1. A.
       her
    2. B.
       him
    3. C.
       them
    4. D.
       us
14. 14.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       while
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       before
15. 15.
    1. A.
       wondering
    2. B.
       assisting
    3. C.
       laughing
    4. D.
       explaining
16. 16.
    1. A.
       basket
    2. B.
       floor
    3. C.
       window
    4. D.
       card
17. 17.
    1. A.
       mouth
    2. B.
       fingers
    3. C.
       face
    4. D.
       eyes
18. 18.
    1. A.
       delightedly
    2. B.
       instantly
    3. C.
       curiously
    4. D.
       lightly
19. 19.
    1. A.
       friendship
    2. B.
       memory
    3. C.
       feeling
    4. D.
       description
20. 20.
    1. A.
       sympathy
    2. B.
       kindness
    3. C.
       emotion
    4. D.
       mercy

    The Temple of Heaven is situated(位于)in the southern part of the city．It was built in 1420，covering an area of 273 hectares (公頃)．

    The Temple was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (王朝) worshipped (禮拜) heaven and prayed (祈求) for good harvests．They came here twice a year，on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month and also in winter．After 1530 when the temple was built in the northern suburbs (郊區(qū))，only heaven was worshipped in the temple．

    The Temple of Heaven is regarded as one of the greatest architectural structures in the world．In Beijing four imperial(皇帝的)temples were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties(1368～1911)．At the southern end of the city axis(軸)is the Temple of Heaven．It is the most important of the four．The other three are the Altar(祭壇)of the earth in the north, the Altar of the Moon in the west, and the Altar of the Sun in the east just behind the Beijing Friendship store．All of them are still standing，but the Temple of Heaven is the largest group of temple buildings of its kind in China，nearly four times larger than the Forbidden city(紫禁城)．The whole building was designed in a way that makes you close to heaven．

    In making the heaven－like structures，the designers made good use of the color．sound，figures of the circle and the square，and changes in its height．The combination of building and garden helps to make it appear mysterious and magical．The Temple’s architecture(建筑)has two themes(主題)．0ne is “on the earth” while the other is “in the heaven”．The square-shaped palace for fasting in the west of the temple appears like a “forbidden city” in a smaller size．

    In imperial days，the Chinese people believed that the sky was in circular(圓形的)shape and the earth was square．On the basis of this traditional(傳統(tǒng)的)concept(思想)，the circle was widely adopted(采用)in the design of the temple’s main buildings．It is in accord with people’s imagination of heaven．

1．The Temple was a place where the emperors worshipped　　    .

  A．God and prayed for safety

  B．for Jesus Christ(耶穌基督)and asked for mercy(寬恕)

  C．heaven and prayed for good harvests

  D.  the Buddha (佛) and prayed for wealth

 2. The Temple of Heaven is regarded as one of the greatest　　　　  .

   A. monuments (紀(jì)念碑)　　      B．museums

 C. memorial halls (標(biāo)記)    　　　　 D．architectural structures

3. In Beijing　　   imperial temples were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties

  A. three    B．four    C．no    D．beautiful

4.The Temple of Heaven is the most　　　　 of the four．

  A. important    B．biggest    C．smallest　　 D. beautiful

5. The Temple is in accord with people’s imagination of　　　　　　 .

  A. the earth    B．the moon    C．hell (地獄)  D．heaven

    The Temple was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (王朝) worshipped (禮拜) heaven and prayed (祈求) for good harvests．They came here twice a year，on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month and also in winter．After 1530 when the temple was built in the northern suburbs (郊區(qū))，only heaven was worshipped in the temple．

    The Temple of Heaven is regarded as one of the greatest architectural structures in the world．In Beijing four imperial(皇帝的)temples were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties(1368～1911)．At the southern end of the city axis(軸)is the Temple of Heaven．It is the most important of the four．The other three are the Altar(祭壇)of the earth in the north, the Altar of the Moon in the west, and the Altar of the Sun in the east just behind the Beijing Friendship store．All of them are still standing，but the Temple of Heaven is the largest group of temple buildings of its kind in China，nearly four times larger than the Forbidden city(紫禁城)．The whole building was designed in a way that makes you close to heaven．

    In making the heaven－like structures，the designers made good use of the color．sound，figures of the circle and the square，and changes in its height．The combination of building and garden helps to make it appear mysterious and magical．The Temple’s architecture(建筑)has two themes(主題)．0ne is “on the earth” while the other is “in the heaven”．The square-shaped palace for fasting in the west of the temple appears like a “forbidden city” in a smaller size．

    In imperial days，the Chinese people believed that the sky was in circular(圓形的)shape and the earth was square．On the basis of this traditional(傳統(tǒng)的)concept(思想)，the circle was widely adopted(采用)in the design of the temple’s main buildings．It is in accord with people’s imagination of heaven．

1．The Temple was a place where the emperors worshipped　　    .

  A．God and prayed for safety

  B．for Jesus Christ(耶穌基督)and asked for mercy(寬恕)

  C．heaven and prayed for good harvests

  D.  the Buddha (佛) and prayed for wealth

 2. The Temple of Heaven is regarded as one of the greatest　　　　  .

   A. monuments (紀(jì)念碑)　　      B．museums

 C. memorial halls (標(biāo)記)    　　　　 D．architectural structures

3. In Beijing　　   imperial temples were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties

  A. three    B．four    C．no    D．beautiful

4.The Temple of Heaven is the most　　　　 of the four．

  A. important    B．biggest    C．smallest　　 D. beautiful

5. The Temple is in accord with people’s imagination of　　　　　　 .

  A. the earth    B．the moon    C．hell (地獄)  D．heaven