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In the park I sat down to read on the bench, disappointed by life with good reason to complain, for the world was     1    letting me down.

     Then a young boy came up to me and said with great excitement, “Look, what I found!” In his hand was a flower and he put it to his nose. He said with overacted（过度的） surprise, “It sure     2    nice and it’s for you.”

     The flower before me was dead. ．But I knew I must     3    it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower and replied, “Just what I need.” But     4    putting the flower in my hand, he held it in the air without reason. It was then that I noticed for the very     65    time, that the boy was blind.

     I     6    my voice trembling（颤抖）,  tears shining in the sun, as I thanked him for picking the “best” one. I sat there and wondered     7    he saw a self-pitying（自怜的） woman.

   Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the     8   , the problem was with me. And for all of those times I myself had been     9   . I had made up my mind to see the     10    in life.

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it  36  we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, covered with some bits of clothes, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would  37  him a coin or a cup of hot tea.
I asked my  38  to go over and hand this old man something. He  39  into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “ 40 .” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live  41 the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next   42  , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the  43  and came up to my window and 44  at me. This time I offered him a  45  of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He  46  food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he   47  me think of my father.”
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could _48___to one of us,  49  please do not pass by a   5 0  person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

 ----What were you doing _________ 8 last night?

----- While I was wandering in the street, I noticed a wallet __________ on the ground.

A. at; laying       B. on; lie        C. on; laid       D. at; lying

Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with excitement.
I followed her to the bush and found a wolf! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up suddenly! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was unbelievable!
I rushed to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was kind to Becky. So we called the vet(兽医) finally.
Becky named the wolf Ralph and she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he disappeared but came back several days later.
On Becky's first day of school, we could see Ralph’s sadness. After Becky left school, Ralph lay by the side of the road and waited. When Becky returned, he got happy again. This continued throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve years passed.
One day we heard that a wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were worried about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound. Becky held his head kindly and comforted him. We hoped he could come through. However, he died.
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush—two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s child! Before he died, Ralph brought his child to us! He knew he would be safe here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph, I was moved.
“Don’t be afraid, little…little Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”
【小题1】The phrase “felt dry” in the second paragraph probably means “______.”