完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选 出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 21 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 22 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 23 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 24 the old gardener was blind. 25 , the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can't 26 in fact?" The old man smiled and answered that " I can tell you 27 reasons. First I was a 28 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, yet I can 29 them. Third,I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's 30 .
"Me? But you don't know me," responded the young man 31 .
"Yeah, it's 32 that I don't know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 33 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 34 . In the meantime, it also 35 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."
The old man's 36 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 37 them as a link of minds so as to make 38 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn't it one kind of happiness?
I believe every flower has 39 with which they can see the kindness of the man's heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 40 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
A.loving B.watering C.tending D.planting
A.stop B.stay C.live D.run
A.kept B.dropped C.fallen D.lost
A.realized B.noticed C.felt D.thought
A.Excited B.Frightened C.Shocked D.Satisfied
A.feel B.see C.hear D.eat
A.one B.two C.three D.four
A.gardener B.teacher C.farmer D.painter
A.taste B.plant C.touch D.appreciate
A.it B.me C.them D.you
A.with pleasure B.in surprise C.with hope D.in anger
A.true B.possible C.a pity D.a shame
A.put B.turn C.get D.knock
A.mind B.life C.future D.mood
A.introduces B.offers C.stands D.leaves
A.words B.behavior C.story D.attitudes
A.treats B.acts C.works D.serves
A.anybody B.somebody C.everybody D.nobody
A.ears B.soul C.eyes D.heart
A.refusing B.trying C.pretending D.failing