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

 —Look at those clouds!

—Don’t worry. ______ it rains, we’ll still have a great time.

A. If only            B.As though           C. In case                    D. Even if

 It is said that students in Tie Yi middle school ______________next year.

   A. will be examined every other month       B. will be examined every other months

   C. would be examining every other months    D. would be examined every other month

 _______is known to us, he is _______ devoted to work that he always goes to work on weekends.

A. It; so           B. As; such           C. As; so           D. Which; so

 —You seemed to be angry with what he said.

—Well，not exactly so. It was the way _________he spoke _______what he said that made me angry.

A. that; other than                          B. /; rather than

C. which; more than                        D. in which; together with

 Only after ________her composition the second time_________ the spelling mistake.

A. did Mary read ; did she notice                B. did Mary; she noticed

C. Mary read; did she notice                    D. Mary read; does she notice

 Wang Feng ______________that the deep love he expressed to Zhang Ziyi was considered a flaw on his reputation by many fans.

   A. should have never imagined              B. could never have imagined 

 C. must have never imagined                D. can’t imagine

He admitted ________in the examinations.That’s why he wasn’t admitted_______universities

or colleges.

A. to cheat; by       B. cheating; to         C. to cheat; to         D. cheating; by

 It is more than ninety years since the Chinese Communist Party_______ in China.

A. came into power                       B. was in power  

C. came into the power                    D. was in the power

 Although the clothes in Eric’s store are _______, I don’t think Eric _________them.

A. of equal quality; is equal to sell            B. in equal quality; is equal to seeing

C. of equally quality; is equal to selling        D of equal quality; is equal to selling