Question

“I can’t believe it．These blooms have lasted so long this year,” my wife said．

       “I hadn’t really thought about it, but you are right．As much as I love lilacs （丁香）, they come and go so   1  ,” I said．

       It has been incredibly   2   this year here in my back-yard．Our lilac tree has   3   the most blooms I have ever seen．The scent （香味） is so wonderful that I spend a lot of time just standing on our small deck  4   it all in．

       Many of the   5   are hollow and almost broken, leaving me to believe it has   6_ many springs．A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground under the   7   of melting snow．It   8   my heart．I guess I wasn’t   9   much from the old thing this year．But it is magnificent!

       Since we have been   10   so much rain lately the flowers have become heavier．The   11_ tall branches seem to be under a lot of pressure．I can relate to that．There are big gaps because the branches are   12 ．

       13  , today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown．It won’t be long   14 _ they are all gone．But here’s what I’ve learned from it．

       Some people are like fragrant flowers．They come into our lives ever so   15   and leave behind a scent that stays in our being．They   16   your day by just having had contact with them even if for a moment．You cannot possibly  17  a day without thinking about them．Their beautiful  18   gently touches your heart each time you hear their name．In the coldest, darkest days of the winter of my life, the   19   of them will get me through it all and bring a smile to my face and I will have “spring forever in my   20  ．”

1．A．slowly                  B．steadily               C．gently                D．fast

2．A．confusing           B．exciting            C．disappointing       D．annoying

3．A．supplied            B．raised                C．produced         D．presented

4．A．taking                 B．breathing             C．bringing           D．getting

5．A．branches             B．leaves               C．flowers           D．fruits

6．A．seen                 B．won                C．found               D．missed

7．A．threat                 B．attack                 C．weight            D．control

8．A．hurt                 B．broke                 C．struck              D．cured

9．A．expecting             B．learning              C．judging            D．borrowing

10．A．predicting          B．lacking               C．desiring              D．experiencing

11．A．still                  B．even                   C．once               D．just

12．A．lighter                B．softer               C．stronger             D．lower

13．A．Sadly                B．Luckily             C．Hopefully           D．Jokingly

14．A．when                B．before               C．after              D．since

15．A．casually            B．slowly              C．secretly           D．briefly

16．A．brighten           B．waste               C．ruin               D．end

17．A．put off             B．take up           C．go through        D．use up

18．A．expression       B．appearance        C．figure              D．spirit

19．A．memory             B．understanding     C．sympathy          D．tolerance

20．A．experience         B．theory             C．heart              D．conscience

Answer 1

1－5 DBCBA      6－10 ACBA D       11－15 CDABD       16－20 ACDAC