The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long branches of an old willow tree.
31 at life, I have a good reason to frown, for the world was intent on
32 me down.
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath
33 me, all tired from play. He stood
34 in front of me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!" In his hand was a 35 . What a pitiful sight, its petals were all worn - not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower away and go off to play, I
36 a small smile and then looked away. But i
nstead of
37 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and
38 loudly with certainty, "It sure smells pretty and it must be beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you." The weed before me was dying or dead, not vibrant of
39 , orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I
40 for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need." Again,
41 placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then
42 I noticed for the very first time that the boy could not see: he was
43 .
I heard my voice trembling. Tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not realizing the
44 he'd had on my day. I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a
45 woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he
46 my self-indulged plight(困境)? Perhaps he'd been
47 with true sight from his heart by God.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. For all of those times I myself had been blind. I decided to see beauty, and
48 every second that belongs to mine.
49 I held that dead flower up to my nose and breathed in the
50 of a beautiful rose , I smiled as that young boy. Another flower in his hand was about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.
小题1:
| | A．Disappointed | | B．Delighted | | C．Excited | | D．embarassed |
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小题2:
| | A．slowing | B． making | | C．letting | | D．pressing |
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小题3:
| | A．stopped | | B．supposed | | C．informed | | D．approached |
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小题4:
| | A．absolutely | | B．definitely | | C．right | | D．rightly |
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小题5:
| | A．leaf | | B．branch | | C．weed | | D．flower |
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小题6:
| | A．exposed | | B．showed | | C．managed | | D．tried |
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