I have a neighbor who plants a lot of potted flowers. Every morning he would sing a song as he waters the flowers. One day I asked, “You’re always very pleased with yourself. Do you always have good 41 everyday?” He said with a smile, “Look, how beautiful and 42 these flowers are, making me live in the 43 . Can’t I be happy?”
On a Valentine’s Day, I bought a bouquet of roses from an old woman for my 44 . But because of our irreparable(不可修复的) disagreement, she 45 down the flowers in the presence of me. 46 , the old woman caught up with us, gave back the money to me and immediately picked up the 47 flowers from the ground.
She gently stroked(轻抚) the rose petals, 48 off every grain of dust from them and said 49 , “I have made a vow to each bouquet of flowers, with my sincere blessing! Why did you throw it away? You’re not qualified to be 50 of the bouquet of flowers.”
On another __51____occasion, it was a sunny day, with the surging(汹涌的)crowds and a lot of 52 . In middle of the street lay a handful of red roses. A boy was anxious to pick them up, 53 he was unable to go forward for the busy traffic. When it was his turn, he raced 54 , but the roses had been rolled to pieces. The boy picked them up, bit by bit, the remains of the flowers, slowly 55 those injured petals, held them in his hands for a long time and broke into tears in the street.
Until now, I’m 56 often moved for that scene.
One day, British writer Oscar Wilde walked into a flower shop and 57 to have some of the flowers taken out of the shop window. The shop clerk did as he told and asked how many he 58 buy. Wilde said, “I don’t want to buy the flowers, but I think they’re too 59 , afraid they would be crushed, so I want them to take it easy.”
Knowing their sorrows and joys and caring for their pains, they are the friends of flowers. They will neither miss a butterfly flying in the sleeve nor 60 each beautiful scene of life. To be the friend of a flower is to live in the spring of the soul.
41.A. spirit B. news C. performance D. information
42.A. exciting B. inspiring C. pleasing D. satisfying
43.A. spring B. sunshine C. painting D. morning
44.A. tutor B. sweetheart C. fellow D. friend
45.A. threw B. set C. turned D. broke
46.A. Unexpectedly B. Curiously C. Unfortunately D. Hurriedly
47.A. wrinkled B. faded C. abandoned D. dried
48.A. cut B. wiped C. moved D. took
49.A. eagerly B. impatiently C. regretfully D. pitifully
50.A. director B. purchaser C. master D. maker
51.A. worried B. speechless C. hopeless D. exhausted
52.A. noise B. bicycles C. traffic D. pedestrians
53.A. and B. as C. so D. but
54.A. off B. ahead C. away D. by
55.A. cupped B. lifted C. pressed D. removed
56.A. even B. ever C. just D. still
57.A. asked B. ordered C. talked D. begged
58.A. should B. would C. might D. could
59.A. crowded B. nervous C. stressed D. tight
60.A. leave B. keep C. change D. waste