ItwasMother’sDay.Johnwassobusywithhisworkthathecouldn’tgobackhome.Whenhewalkedbyaflowershopintheeveninganideacametohismind.“I’llsendMumsomeroses(玫瑰).”

   WhileJohnwaspickinghisflowersayoungmanwentinside.“HowmanyrosescanIgetforonlyfivedollarsMadam?”heasked.Theshopassistanttoldhimthatroseswereasexpensiveasfortydollarsadozen(一打).Maybehewouldbehappywithcarnations(康乃馨).Shetoldhimtheywerealotcheaperthanroses.

“NoIhavetohaveredroses”hesaid“MymumwasbadlyilllastyearandIdidn’tgettospendmuchtimewithher.NowIwanttogetsomethingspecialithastoberosesastheroseisherfavorite.”

AfterhearingthisJohnsaidhewouldpaytherestofthemoneyfortheyoungman.Movedbybothofthemtheshopassistantsaid“Welllovelyyoungmenthirtydollarsadozenonlyforyoutwo.”Takingtherosestheyoungmanalmostjumpedintotheair.HethankedJohnandranoutoftheshop.Itwaswellworthtwenty-fivedollarsJohnpaidtoseetheexcitingmoment.ThenJohnpaidforhisdozenofrosesandtoldtheshopassistanttosendthemtohismother.

Ashewalkedouthefeltnice.Suddenlyhesawtheyoungmancrossingthestreetandgoingintoapark.Butsoonherealizeditwasnotaparkbutacemetery(墓地).Cryingtheyoungmancarefullylaidtheroses“MumohMumwhydidn’tItellyouhowmuchIlovedyou?GodpleasehelpmefindmymumandtellherIloveher.”

SeeingthisJohnturnedandquicklywalkedbacktotheshop.Hewouldtaketheflowershomehimself.

1.Theshopassistanttriedtoasktheyoungmantobuycarnationsinsteadofrosesbecause_____.

A．therewerenotenoughrosesintheshop

B．carnationsweremuchnicerthanroses

C．rosesweremoreexpensivethancarnations

D．carnationswerespecialflowersforMother’sDay

2.Johnspent_______intheflowershopthatday.

A．$5            B．$25          C．$45           D．$55

3.Theyoungmancriedatthecemeterybecausehe_______.

A．hadspentallhismoneyontheroses

B．wasn’tabletotellhismotherhelovedherhimself

C．feltsorrytoaskJohntopayforhisflowers

D．hadn’tgotenoughmoneyforhissickmother

4.AtlastJohndecide