I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   36 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood  37   before me with his head down and said   38 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   39 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
  40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   41  and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   42  I picked it. Here, it’s for you. ” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   43  it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   44 . ” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   45  —he was blind.
Tears (眼淚) came down my face as I   46  him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome. ” he smiled, and then ran off to   47 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child,   48  I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   49 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   50  every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

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When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.
For weeks my mother had helped me   1  my lines. But once on stage, every word   2   from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (旁白) part for the play, and asked me to change   3  . Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she  4 my unhappiness  and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping（炸開）through the grass in bunches, I watched my   5  carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds(雜草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll have   6 roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,”I said.“All flowers are   7  —even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?”she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is   8  of people, too,”she added.
When I   9  that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
　“  10   you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous   11  , I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give  12  to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

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When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.

For weeks my mother helped me  1  my lines(臺詞), But once on stage.  Every word disappeared   2  my head.  My teacher asked me to change   3 and be the narrator.

Although I didn’t tell my mother  4 had happened that day, she   5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely  6 day.  It was warm.  In the yard all the flowers came out.  We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers.  How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers.  “I think I am going to   7 all the useless grass. ” She said.

“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are   8  — even dandelions”.

My mother looked at me   9 .  “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said.  I nodded.  “So that is  10  of people, too. ” She added.

She had guessed my   11 .  I started to cry and told her the truth.

“You will be a great narrator. ” She said.  Then she told me   12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.

Over the next few   13 I learned to take pride in the role.  The big day finally   14 .  A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me.  “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion.  After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps   15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.

1.                A．write          B．practice        C．train D．provide

2.                A．from           B．in             C．on   D．over

3.                A．names         B．character       C．roles D．lines

4.                A．which          B．when          C．that  D．what

5.                A．sensed         B．touched        C．reached  D．heard

6.                A．spring          B．summer        C．a(chǎn)utumn   D．winter

7.                A．use up         B．eat up          C．dig up    D．drink up

8.                A．perfect         B．lively           C．a(chǎn)ttractive D．natural

9.                A．sadly           B．carelessly       C．surprisingly    D．happily

10.               A．kind           B．good           C．true  D．suitable

11.               A．worry          B．stress          C．nervousness    D．pain

12.               A．how           B．how much      C．how many D．how long

13.               A．days           B．weeks          C．months    D．years

14.               A．went          B．came          C．ran   D．a(chǎn)ppeared

15.               A．the only        B．the best        C．the last    D．the worst

-- Must I water the flowers right now?

--No, you            . You may do it after supper.

A. mustn't                  B. needn't                    C. can't