5."Have you noticed it?It is quite a time that these blooms have lasted this year,"my wife said.
"I didn't really think about it,yet you've said it.(36)CI love lilacs (丁香),they come and go so fast."I said.
It has been unbelievably(37)Bthis year here in the backyard of my house.Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have 38C seen.The pleasant smell is so wonderful(39)CI spend a lot of time just standing by the window,(40)Ait all in.
Quite a few branches of the tree are hollow and cracked,leaving me to believe it has(41)Dmany springs.A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground(42)Bthe weight of melting snow.It broke my heart.I had assumed I wasn't(43)A much from the old thing this year.(44)Cit is magnificent!
Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately,the flowers have become (45)A.The once tall branches seem to be under a lot of pressure.There are big(46)A because the branches are lower.
(47)D,today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown.It won't be long (48)Cthey are all gone.The flowers will eventually all fade away no matter how beautifully they (49)A before me.But I have learned something from them.
Some people are like(50)Bflowers.They come into our lives ever so 51D,share with us what they have in them and (52)Cthe pleasant smell that remains deep in our minds.They(53)Dour days by just having us contact with them even if for a moment.In the(54)C,darkest days of the winter of my life,the memory of them will get me through it all and bring a smile to my face and I will have"(55)Aforever in my heart."
| 36.A.As | B.Since | C.Although | D.If |
| 37.A.boring | B.exciting | C.disappointing | D.annoying |
| 38.A.even | B.never | C.ever | D.also |
| 39.A.as | B.which | C.that | D.while |
| 40.A.breathing | B.picking | C.feeling | D.bringing |
| 41.A.looked | B.watched | C.glanced | D.seen |
| 42.A.on | B.under | C.of | D.beyond |
| 43.A.expecting | B.wanting | C.asking | D.referring |
| 44.A.However | B.So | C.But | D.And |
| 45.A.heavier | B.brighter | C.weaker | D.fresher |
| 46.A.flowers | B.birds | C.gaps | D.leaves |
| 47.A.Happily | B.Luckily | C.Obviously | D.Sadly |
| 48.A.until | B.since | C.before | D.when |
| 49.A.shine | B.look | C.smell | D.breathe |
| 50.A.colorful | B.fragrant | C.precious | D.unusual |
| 51.A.quickly | B.immediately | C.suddenly | D.briefly |
| 52.A.leave out | B.leave aside | C.leave behind | D.leave off |
| 53.A.darken | B.broaden | C.lengthen | D.brighten |
| 54.A.warmest | B.coolest | C.coldest | D.hottest |
| 55.A.Spring | B.Summer | C.Autumn | D.Winter |