John was sad. Nothing could make him      . "I don't want to go to school today." "Come on, sleepy head. Let's go for a       ”said his mum.

    When they walked down the street, his mum said, "John, do you see the      in Mr. Butler's garden? Would you like to sniff(嗅)them?

    "     "，said John.

    "But I want to. Come with me", His mum sniffed the flowers. "Oh, these flowers     me my son should(应该)be happy, and they also tell me my son should go to       .”

    "Aha, mum, you are joking(开玩笑).How can flowers     ?”laughed John.

    They walked on. "Perhaps we can have a dog cat cow chicken sheep ice cream," said his mum.

    John      again. "Don't be so silly(傻的)，Mum. That sounds(听上去)     . You can't have that kind of ice cream."

    John kept smiling from that moment. Mum felt happy now that John was happy. John thanked his mum very much to make       happy. He thought his mum was great.

1.A. cry                    B. clever C. angry            D. happy

2.A. walk            B. rest    C. talk             D. show

3.A. dogs       B. trees          C. flowers        D. grass

4.A. Yes                    B. No    C. Sure           D. Why

5.A. think       B. tell    C. ask    D. hope

6.A. work       B. bed             C. school        D. movies

7.A. read            B. write            C. listen          D. speak

8.A. laughed           B. cried          C. shouted       D. talked

9.A. interesting        B. strange        C. fun              D. great

10.A. him       B. her             C. them          D. he

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1 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  2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.  4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”  
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s  7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody  8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  9 our hearts, which also made his life  10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  11 his wonderful music, but his music has  12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

In a small town in England there is a nice house with a large garden.____1.___. The old man likes planting flowers and looking after his flowers. The garden is so beautiful that every passer-by wants to stop to see it.

One day a young painter went by the old man’s garden. He looked at the great garden and the special house. He was lost in admiration for the beauty of these scenes. He imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place._____2.____ Surprised, the painter asked that old man, “Why are you busy looking after these flowers every day when you can’t see them?” The blind gardener smiled and answered, “ I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them.______3.______”

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

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels. I know many people will look at my garden and the beauty of my garden will make them feel good._____4.___At the same time we enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The old man’s words surprised the painter a great deal and gave him much pleasure.

The blind man grows flowers in order that everybody can enjoy their beauty. ___5.______All the passers-by are his friends; all flowers are his neighbors.

I believe every flower has eyes. They can see the kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1 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  2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.  4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”  

The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”

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

“Yeah, it’s  7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody  8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  9 our hearts, which also made his life  10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  11 his wonderful music, but his music has  12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.                A．flowers         B．trees           C．vegetables D．grass

2.                A．after           B．as             C．before   D．if

3.                A．deaf           B．blind           C．smart D．strange

4.                A．What          B．Who           C．Why D．Which

5.                A．although        B．since           C．because  D．unless

6.                A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Fourth

7.                A．true           B．hard           C．cool D．fair

8.                A．greets          B．knows          C．meets    D．doubts

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

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

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

12.               A．changed        B．directed        C．discovered D．encouraged