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

 

 

Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he ____1____ a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his ____2____ to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his ____3____. Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were pleased with him.

Mr. Baker loved planting ____4____. The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the garden himself and watered them every day. Several days ____5____, he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don't ____6____ about them, sir,” answered Billy,“I'll try my best to watch them.”Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked,“____7____ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir,”said Billy.“To stop someone from stealing the trees, I ____8____ them up six days ago. I have hidden(藏) them for almost a week!”

1． (　)A．found　　  B．bought　　   C．carried　　  D．wanted

2． (　)A．wallet　　  B．pity　　    C．thanks　　    D．excuses

3． (　)A．factory　　 B．office　　   C．town　　　　 D．home

4． (　)A．flowers 　　B．grass　　   C．vegetables　　 D．trees

5． (　)A．ago　　    B．later　　    C．before　　    D．after

6． (　)A．think　　   B．talk　　    C．learn　　　　 D．worry

7． (　)A．Did　　    B．Does　　   C．Has　　　　   D．Will

8． (　)A．sent　　    B．pulled　　 C．put    　　　　D．picked