Question

In a small town lives an old man. He has a nice house with a large ________ . The old man takes care of his flowers every day. The garden is ________ beautiful that every passer-by will stop to have a good look.

One day a young painter went by the old man’s garden. He looked at the garden, thinking how ________ he would be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. The painter was ________ and went to the old man. He asked, “You can’t see the flowers. ________are you making them so beautiful?”

The blind gardener smiled, “I can tell you four ________ .First, I was a gardener when I was young. Although I become blind now, I am still good at gardening. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ________ the sweetness of them. At last, that’s you. It’s true that I don’t know you. But I know many people will stop by the garden and the beauty of my garden will make ________ happy. It also gives me a chance to________ with you here and enjoy these flowers together.”

Every flower has eyes. ________ the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man. The blind man also grows in his heart. Failing to see the beautiful flowers come out, he surely can hear the sound of them.

1.A. zoo B. garden C. river D. museum

2.A. so B. very C. quite D. too

3.A. angry B. busy C. sad D. happy

4.A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. bored

5.A. When B. How C. Where D. Why

6.A. hobbies B. reasons C. problems D. decisions

7.A. feel B. sound C. look D. smell

8.A. us B. you C. them D. him

9.A. argue B. talk C. help D. live

10.A. With B. From C. For D. About

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