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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was______. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four ______. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and ______ our hearts, which also made his life _____. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ______ his wonderful music, but his music has ______millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly

2.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions

3.A. although B. since C. because D. until

4.A. taste B. smell C. sound D. look

5.A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son

6.A. greets B. wonders C. meets D. knows

7.A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated

8.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier

9.A. write B. hear C. play D. believe

10.A. changed B. made C. found D. encouraged

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