Johnwaswaitingforthegirlwhoseheartheknew，butwhosefacehedidn't.Thirteenmonthsago，inaFloridalibraryhetookabookofftheshelfwiththepreviousowner'sname，MissHollisMaynell，andtookgreatinterestinthenotesinthemargin.Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.

Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.

Duringthefollowingdaysthetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.Johnrequestedaphotograph，butsherefused.Shefeltthatifhereallycared，itwouldn'tmatterwhatshelookedlike.Latertheyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting—7：00p．m.atGrandCentralStationinNewYork.“You'llrecognizeme，”shewrote，“bytheredroseI'llbewearingonmylapel.”Soat7：00hewasinthestationlookingforthegirlwiththeredrose.

Ayoungwomaninagreensuitwascomingtowardhim.Herfigurewaslongandslimandhereyeswereblue.Almostuncontrollablyhemadeonestepclosertoher，andjustatthismomenthesawHollisMaynell—awomanwellpast40.Thegirlwaswalkingquicklyaway.Hefeltasthoughhesplitintwo，sokeenwashisdesiretofollowher，andyetsodeepwashislongingforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulyaccompaniedhimandupheldhisown.

Hedidnothesitate.Hesquaredhisshouldersandsaid，“I'mJohn，andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamsogladyoucouldmeetme；mayItakeyoutodinner？”

Thewomansmiled，“Idon'tknowwhatthisisabout，son，”sheanswered，“buttheyoungladyinthegreensuitbeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.Andshesaidifyouweretoaskmetodinner，Ishouldtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouintherestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest！”

60．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________．

A．JohnsucceededinwinningtheheartofMissMaynell

B．MissMaynellwasaveryfunnywoman

C．Johnhadknownthesecretandpreparedinadvance

D．JohngotMissMaynell'saddressfromthebook

61．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________．

A．itisusefultoreadofteninthelibrary

B．MissMaynellwasbrighterthanJohn

C．youmustmakesurethatheishonestbeforeyoumakeafriend

D．onlythetruelovecanstandthetest