EveryyearonmybirthdayfromthetimeIturnedtwelveawhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocardornotecamewithit. 1 totheflowershopwerealwaysuseless---itwasacash 2 .AfterawhileIstoppedtryingto 3 whothesenderwasandjustdelightedinthebeautifulandperfumeofthewhiteflower.ButInever 4 imaginingwhothesendermightbe.Someofmy 5 momentswerespentdaydreamingaboutit.

MymotheraskedmewhethertherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddonea(n) 6 kindnesswhomightbeshowing 7 .PerhapstheneighborIhelpedwhenshewas 8 acarfullofgroceries.Ormaybeitwastheoldman 9 thestreetwhosemailIhelpedtogetduringthe 10 sohewouldn’thavetoventuredownhisicystep.Asateenager 11 Ihadmorefunguessingthatitmightbea 12 whohadnoticedme 13 Ididn’tknowhim.

Onemonthbeforemyhighschoolgraduationmyfatherdiedofaheartattack.Hewas 14 someofthemostimportanteventsinmylife.Ibecamecompletely 15 inmyupcominggraduationandthedance.WhenmyfatherdiedI 16 thedanceandthedressforit.ThedaybeforethedanceIfoundadressonthesofa.Ididn’t 17 ifIhadanewdressornotbutmymotherdid.

Shewantedherchildrentofeel 18 andlovableimaginativebelievingthattherewasa 19 intheworldandbeautyinthefaceofhardtimes.Actuallymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegardenia-lovely 20 andperfect.Thegardeniastoppedcomingwhenmymotherdied.

1.A.Calls B.Quarrels C.Messages D.Letters

2.A.service B.deal C.bargain D.offer

3.A.recognize B.imagine C.wonder D.discover

4.A.failed B.stopped C.succeeded D.enjoyed

5.A.saddest B.painful C.happiest D.loneliest

6.A.special B.common C.valuable D.important

7.A.concern B.attitude C.interest D.appreciation

8.A.repairing B.washing C.unloading D.starting

9.A.across B.through