“What’s the matter, mum?”

   As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was unhappy. It was 16_______ –she usually opens the door and welcomes me with a smile!

  “She’s dying,” mum said 17________. I knew what she said. The 18________，mother’s favorite is dying.

  A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 19_______ she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell.

  She regarded it as a baby and 20_______ it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did after she got up every morning was 21_________ the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.

  She hoped that 22________ great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful. But the tulip was dying 23 ________ too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 24________be harmful.

Love can sometimes 25________ what you love.

(   )16 .A. usual           B. unusual            C. sure              D. unfair

(   )17. A. happily         B. quickly            C. sadly                 D. loudly

(   )18. A. bird         B. dog          C. tulip          D. cat

(   )19. A. Whenever           B. Although         C. Unless           D. with

(   )20. A. looked out           B. looked over    C. looked up         D. looked after

(   )21. A. to water     B. watered       C. water          D. waters

(   )22. A. under                  B. with              C. in                       D. for

(   )23. A. because           B. for             C. since               D. because of

(   )24. A. must         B. should              C. can                D. need

(   )25. A. help         B. love        C. kill           D. protect