Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he 36 , the girl with the 37 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 38 . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself 39 by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting 40 a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 41 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 42 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 43 - 7:00 PM at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her 44 tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to 45 that she was not wearing a rose. I 46 made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly 47 the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt 48 I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the 49 that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be 50 , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my 51 . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just 53 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 54 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
A.hadn’t B.wouldn’t C.couldn’t D.didn't
A.rose B.flower C.book D.notes
A.restaurant B.meeting room C.library D.station
A.absorbed B.surrounded C.interested D.burdened
A.reacted B.reflected C.responded D.repeated
A.previous B.nice C.thoughtful D.beautiful
A.phone B.telegram C.book D.e-mail
A.dining B.meeting C.walking D.talking
A.legs B.face C.figure D.hair
A.observe B.conclude C.notice D.say
A.carefully B.eagerly C.luckily D.easily
A.behind B.past C.over D.before
A.as long as B.even though C.no matter how D.as though
A.newspaper B.book C.magazine D.note
A.a meeting B.happiness C.love D.a dinner
A.relief B.sorrow C.disappointment D.unwillingness
A.a walk B.your home C.a party D.dinner
A.went by B.called me C.came here D.dropped in
A.when B.supposing C.unless D.since
A.market B.restaurant C.building D.library