袁會珍

One summer morning, I was walking in the street when I ran into a stranger passing by, “Im __1__!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me, too. I even didnt notice you.” We were very __2__, this stranger and I. Then we went on our __3__ after saying goodbye.

But at home, __4__ story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, __5__ I cooked our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned round, I nearly __6__ her down. “Get out of the __7__!” I shouted with a frown. She stepped away __8__, with her little heart broken. I didnt realize how rudely I had spoken.

That night, when I lay awake in bed, Gods quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While __9__ with a stranger, you are __10__ and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to get __11__—Go and look around the __12__ floor, you will find some flowers she brought for you. She __13__ them herself—pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you __14__ saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time my __15__ had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “__16__, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I __17__ them in a napkin(紙巾) just for you. I knew youd like them, especially the __18__.” I said “Im so sorry that I __19__ them today—and I __20__ have shouted at you that way.”

1. A. angry B. sorry C. glad D. surprised

2. A. calm B. happy C. polite D. rude

3. A. road B. conversation C. discussion D. way

4. A. a different B. the same C. a similar D. a moving

5. A. after B. as C. before D. if

6. A. put B. turned C. knocked D. pushed

7. A. way B. line C. place D. position

8. A. hurriedly B. silently C. angrily D. happily

9. A. going B. fighting C. meeting D. talking

10. A. angry B. calm C. quiet D. excited

11. A. moved B. angry C. puzzled D. surprised

12. A. bedroom B. dinning room C. sitting room D. kitchen

13. A. bought B. picked C. brought D. made

14. A. almost B. hardly C. never D. ever

15. A. hair B. flowers C. tears D. daughter

16. A. Get up B. Stand up C. Wake up D. Sit up

17. A. put B. wrapped C. tied D. found

18. A. red B. pink C. blue D. yellow

19. A. destroyed B. forgot C. hurt D. missed

20. A. shouldn't B. couldn't C. mustn't D. needn't

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