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先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his ____ all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the ____ He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be ____ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was ____ He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. ____ are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four ____ First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ____ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s ____ that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes, and pleased our hearts, which also made his life ____ It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ____ his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?【小题1】

A．flowers

B．trees

C．vegetables

D．grass

【小题2】

A．balcony

B．kitchen

C．garden

D．study

【小题3】

A．after

B．as

C．before

D．if

【小题4】

A．blind

B．famous

C．smart

D．friendly

【小题5】

A．What

B．Who

C．Why

D．Which

【小题6】

A．stories

B．reasons

C．excuses

D．conclusions

【小题7】

A．although

B．since

C．because

D．unless

【小题8】

A．true

B．hard

C．cool

D．fair

【小题9】

A．emptier

B．busier

C．luckier

D．happier

【小题10】

A．write

B．hear

C．play

D．believe