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The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little1 . It was Mother's
Day - and she was 800 miles away from her parents.
She had called them that morning, and her mother had 2how colorful their backyard
was3spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she4those lilacs (丁香) in
her parents' yard. 'I know where we can find some,' he said. 'Get the 5and come on.'
So off they went.
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman
rushed up to the nearest6and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she 7some. Finally,
they returned to their car for the8home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her9.
When they were near home, she shouted 'Stop,' got off quickly and10to a nearby nursing
home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n)11patient was sitting in her wheelchair,
and put the flowers into her lap. The two12, breaking into laughter now and then. Later the
young woman turned and ran back to her13. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchai
r14with a smile, and held the lilacs15.
'Mom,' the kids asked, '16did you give her our flowers?' 'It is Mother's Day, and she seems
so17while I have all of you. And anyone would be18by flowers.'
This pleased the kids, but not the husband. The next day he19some young lilacs around their
yard.
I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother's Day our kids
20 purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has
become a forever touching memory of my life.
( ) 1. A. moved
( ) 2. A. learned
( ) 3. A. now that
( ) 4. A. missed
( ) 5. A. cars
( ) 6. A. bush
( ) 7. A. bought
( ) 8. A. break
( ) 9. A. friends
( )10. A. looked
( )11. A. loving
( )12. A. hesitated
( )13. A. family
( )14. A. nodded
( )15. A. sadly
( )16. A. why
( )17. A. quiet
( )18. A. calmed
( )19. A. picked
( )20. A. findB. worried
B. imagined
B. so that
B. grew
B. kids
B. hill
B. picked
B. holiday
B. patients
B. pointed
B. elderly
B. waited
B. mother
B. waved
B. politely
B. when
B. confused
B. troubled
B. dried
B. gatherC. angry
C. mentioned
C. as if
C. watered
C. clothes
C. yard
C. set
C. trip
C. flowers
C. drove
C. serious
C. sat
C. path
C. left
C. quickly
C. how
C. alone
C. disappointed
C. planted
C. receive D. blue
D. realized
D. even if
D. showed
D. lilacs
D. door
D. raised
D. dinner
D. parents
D. hurried
D. young
D. chatted
D. school
D. cried
D. tightly
D. where
D. patient
D. cheered
D. hid
D. sell