阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

She always wore a flower in her hair．Mostly I thought it looked    16  ．A flower to work? But no one questioned the young woman why a flower _17   her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had    18   without it．

She did so one day _19  she delivered a project to my office．“I _20  there is no flower in your hair today," I said  _21  ．"I'm so used to seeing you wear one  _22  it almost seems as if something is _23．” “Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her _24_ bright personality．I knew l had questioned something _25   than a lost flower．

“Today is the anniversary of my mother's death．I__26  her so much that I'm very sad．When I was a little girl, my mother would often _27_ flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer．I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and _28  made me feel as though she__29  with me．Today, however, I think she would like a   30  that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to__31   ．”

She met my eyes and then smiled sadly．“I needn't wear a flower to be _32   of her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured _33    they're still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here's the 34  I hope it meets with your agreement．" She  _35  me the neatly prepared document, signed with a hand-drawn flower below her name．

1.A．stupid                     B．childish             C．strange                      D．ugly

2.A．accompanied          B．brought            C．allowed           D．encouraged

3.A．shown up      B．gone up            C．jumped up       D．dressed up

4.A．before                    B．after         C．when                D．until

5.A．sense                      B．discover           C．doubt                D．notice

6.A．freely                     B．firmly       C．calmly               D．worriedly

7.A．as                   B．that          C．which                D．what

8.A．missing                   B．going        C．happening        D．changing

9.A．normal                   B．general             C．common           D．usual

10.A．prettier                B．better      C．bigger               D．earlier

11.A．appreciate           B．want         C．respect                      D．miss

12.A．put             B．sent          C．handed                      D．took

13.A. this                 B．it      C．at              D．one

14.A．stayed                  B．studied             C．worked                      D．slept

15.A．word                    B．sign          C．pattern                      D．model

16.A．melt                      B．die            C．go                      D．pass

17.A．informed             B．reminded         C．told                   D．remembered

18.A．impressions         B．memories         C．secrets                       D．wishes

19.A．story                     B．ending    C．project                       D．gift

20.A．lent                       B．sent          C．posted             D．handed

She always wore a flower in her hair. Always, Mostly I thought it looked  1  . A flower to work? To my knowledge no one had questioned the young woman why a flower  2  her to work each day. In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had   3  without it.

She did so one day   4  . She delivered a project to my office. “I   5  there is no flower in your hair today,” I said   6  . “I’m so used to seeing you wear one   7  it almost seems as if something is   8  .” “Oh, yes” she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice. This was far from her   9  bright personality, I knew I had questioned something   10  than a lost flower.

“Today is the anniversary（周年纪念）of mother’s death. I miss her so much I guess I’m a bit   11  . Oh, and about the flower you asked about. When I was a little girl, my mother   12  often put flowers in my hair. But when I was 15 she died of cancer, I’ve just always worn a flower in my hair   13  -it made me feel as though she were   14  me, if only in spirit. Today, however, I think she would like a   15  that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death. And it seems that it is the flower that has to   16  .”

She met my eyes then smiled sadly. “I don’t need to wear a flower to be   17  her. It was just an outward sign of my treasured   18  ---they’re still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here’s the   19  I hope it meets with your agreement.” She handed me the neatly prepared document, signed, with a hand–drawn   20  , below her name.

1．A．stupid                   B．childish               C．strange                D．rare

2．A．accompanied         B．brought               C．allowed               D．encouraged

3．A．shown up              B．made up              C．done up               D．dressed up

4．A．before                   B．after                    C．when                  D．until

5．A．sense                    B．discover              C．doubt                  D．notice

6．A．casually                B．firmly                  C．calmly                 D．worriedly

7．A．as                         B．that                     C．but                     D．and

8．A．missing                 B．going                  C．happening            D．changing

9．A．normal                  B．general                C．common             D．usual

10．A．prettier                B．better                  C．bigger                 D．earliter

11．A．  grey                  B．yellow                 C．white                  D．blue

12．A．would                 B．should                 C．could                  D．must

13．A．too                     B．since                   C．then                    D．ever

14．A．upon                   B．for                      C．in                       D．with

15．A．word                  B．sign                    C．label                    D．model

16．A．melt                    B．die                      C．go                      D．pass

17．A．thought about      B．reminded of         C．remembered as    D．cared for

18．A．impressions         B．memories            C．secrets                D．emotions

19．A．story                   B．ending                 C．project                D．outline

20．A．mark              B．paint                   C．date                   D．flower

－These oranges are only a dollar eighty-nine a pound. (东城区)
－Well, they are_______than the others, but they don’ t look_______good.

Economist Stephen Harper was chosen to lead the newly-merged right-wing party and will face off against Prime Minister Paul Martin’s liberals in the national election in  a few weeks’ time. He got 50 percent support, easily defeating Stronach and former Ontario cabinet minister Tony Clement.

But for the 37-year-old Stronach, heiress to the car parts giant Magna International, this is a beginning rather than an end. Despite being a newcomer to politics, she drew much attention during the campaign.

In 2002, Stronach was rated one of the world’s most powerful women by Fortune magazine with US $600 million to her name. At the time she was president and CEO of Magna International, the world’s seventh-biggest auto parts manufacturer, which was founded by her father.

Stronach first joined the company board aged 23. In 1990, she married Don Walker, her father’s former assistant, and the pair became Magna’s power couple, with Walker rising to the rank of CEO in 1994. They had a son and daughter, now 12 and 10, before splitting in 1995.

Stronach has since married and divorced Johann Olav Koss, the Norwegian Olympic speedskater, and most recently was seen on the arm of former US president Bill Clinton providing tabloid gossip from Los Angeles to Frankfurt. Admirers describe Stronach as a younger, prettier version of Hillary Clinton.

Stronach replaced Walker as CEO in 2001 and became president of the company the following year. She resigned from both posts in January in order to compete for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

Stronach’s defeat came despite spending millions of dollars on consultants and political advisers. But she says she will run for a seat in Parliament, ruling out both a return to Magna and a holiday.

1. How many people tried to win the bid for the Conservative Party leadership?

A. One. 　　　　　　　　　　  B. Two. 　　　　　　　　　　  C. Three. 　　　　　　　　　　    D. Four.

2. Stronach failed in her bid on Saturday__________.

A. which was a hit to her

B. who regretted having spent millions of dollars

C. but she didn’t lose heart in taking up politics

D. which was out of her expectation

3. Stronach can’t be said to be__________.

A. wealthy　　　　　　　　    B. well-known　　　　　　  　　   C. talented　　　　　　　　    D. tiresome

4. Paragraph 5 and 6 mainly tell us__________.

A. Stronach has had an unhappy marriage

B. the media has been paying attention to Stronach

C. Stronach’s personal life

D. Stronach is making an effort to get married

5. Which of the following mentioned about Walker is NOT true?

A. He was a former husband of Stronach.

B. He made contributions to the development of Magna.

C. He was dissatisfied to work in Magna after his divorce.

D. He once worked as CEO of Magna.