The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little 21 ．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had 22 how colorful their backyard was 23 spring had arrived．Later，she told her husband how she 24 those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the 25 and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest 26 and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she 27 some．Finally，they returned to their car for the 28 home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her 29 ．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and 30 to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n) 31 patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two 32 ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her 33 ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair 34 with a smile，and held the lilacs 35 ．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“ 36 did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so 37 while I have all of you．And anyone would be 38 by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he 39 some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids 40 purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
21．A．moved B．worried C．angry D．depressed
22．A．1earned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized
23．A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
24．A．missed B．grew C．watered D．showed
25. A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．1ilacs．
26．A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door
27．A．bought B．picked C．set D. raised
28．A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
29．A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor
30．A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
31．A．1oving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive
32．A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted
33．A．family B．mother C．path D．home
34．A．nodded B．waved C．1eft D．continued
35．A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
36．A．why B．when C．how D．where
37．A．quiet B．confused C．alone D．patient
38．A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
39．A．arranged B．dried C．planted D．hid
40．A．find B．gather C．receive D．buy