I’m a creature of habit. The walking route I’ve established around the block in New York_________varies. On my walk, I take_________in what my fellow gardeners have planted. Of all the sights, I think I_________Nell’s Garden the most.
Every morning, I pass Nell on her_________showing respect for Mother Nature. While other women on the block _________noisily over coffee break, Nell communicates with her flowers in_________spiritually.
One morning Nell didn’t bend over the lilies. Nor did she prune (修剪) branches. Looking lost, she sat on her front porch and_________off into space.
“Nell! Nell! Are you all right?”
Slowly she turned to me. With a long deep breath, she said in a whisper, “We are_________.”
Now I joined her in her_________: What would I do without her fragrance and the flower heads__________ in time to my footfalls.
Several months going by, Nell rarely spent time among the flowers, leaving the garden__________. Then one morning, a moving pickup__________to block the driveway. The house sat vacant. Life is like Nell’s garden. We plan and plant, and one day we move on. This spring I planted an annual garden. A friend was__________and asked, “Why did you go through all that effort? Aren’t you moving to England?”
She is right. I won’t be here, but another woman will. She’ll move into my house and enjoy the flowers I’ve__________. I hope that across the__________another woman is planting flowers in front of a house that I’ll rent. We plant not only for ourselves, but also for those who come behind us.
【小题1】A.occasionally | B.constantly | C.barely | D.temporarily |
【小题2】A.part | B.joy | C.steps | D.risks |
【小题3】A.treasure | B.plant | C.design | D.tend |
【小题4】A.fingers | B.fists | C.arms | D.knees |
【小题5】A.chat | B.compete | C.discuss | D.play |
【小题6】A.fear | B.amazement | C.advance | D.silence |
【小题7】A.flew | B.stared | C.blew | D.went |
【小题8】A.harvesting | B.packing | C.travelling | D.moving |
【小题9】A.sadness | B.confusion | C.sympathy | D.madness |
【小题10】A.screaming | B.dropping | C.nodding | D.kicking |
【小题11】A.unused | B.unattended | C.unmanned | D.unexpected |
【小题12】A.pulled up | B.drove away | C.passed by | D.settled down |
【小题13】A.genuine | B.humble | C.curious | D.sensitive |
【小题14】A.taken away | B.gone after | C.left behind | D.wondered at |
【小题15】A.country | B.block | C.garden | D.ocean |