It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work
that he had ___1___time to return home. When he passed by a flower shop in the
evening, he got an idea. "I'll send Mum some roses ."
___2___John was picking his flowers, another young man
went inside. "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?"
he asked. The assistant Nancy was trying to tell him roses were as ___3___as
forty dollars a dozen . Maybe he would only buy some carnations.
"No, I have to have red roses. " He said,
"My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't spend much time with her. Now
I want to get something special, it has to be roses ___4___rose is her
favorite. "
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of
the money for the young man. When the young man took the roses, he almost
jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. John was quite excited to see
that. Then John took out his money and___5___his roses and asked the assistant
to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he saw the young man crossing the
street and going into a___6___. But soon he found it was not a park but a
cemetery. Crying, the young man___7___put down the roses," Mum, oh, Mum,
why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help ___8___find my mum
and tell her I love her..."
___9___thinking anything, John turned and quickly
walked back to the shop. He would take the __10____home himself.
1. A．no B．enough C．much D．more
2. A．After B．Just C．While D．Before
3. A．cheap B．beautiful C．expensive D．awful
4. A．because B．so C．but D．when
5. A．looked after B．took away C．paid for D．got out
6. A．shop B．park C．train station D．hospital
7. A．loudly B．happily C．carefully D．hardly
8. A．him B．her C．me D．them
9. A．As B．With C．without D．For
10. A．carnations B．money C．scarf D．flowers
