阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项、(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__1___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___2____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __3___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, “something else to ___4___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something___5_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____6___,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___7___.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild ____8_____joy,I found the first rose bloom(开花).One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__9___,I was touched by this land of wonder.
___10___,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___11_____at me because found it was ___12___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___13__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____14___flowers.
Regardless of their ____15___,I kept on planting my garden and ___16___to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____17____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____18___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____19_.And now I could say it is my affection for____20___that makes me a real gardener.
小题1: | A.memory | B.dream | C.intention | D.design |
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小题2: | A.please | B.change | C.help | D.annoy |
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小题3: | A.doubt | B.appreciation | C.surprise | D.excitement |
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小题4: | A.collect up | B.care about | C.clean up | D.come in |
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小题5: | A.equal | B.similar | C.superior | D.opposite |
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小题6: | A.painful | B.valuable | C.upsetting | D.interesting |
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小题7: | A.come up | B.break out | C.hold on | D.get through |
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小题9: | A.Luckily | B.Cheerfully | C.Regularly | D.Eventually |
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小题10: | A.Inetead | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
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小题11: | A.should | B.laughed | C.glanced | D.jumped |
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小题12: | A.convenient | B.troublesome | C.enjoyed | D.dangerous |
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小题13: | A.sadness | B.displeasure | C.delight | D.relief |
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小题14: | A.other than | B.more than | C.rather than | D.less than |
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小题15: | A.dislike | B.encouragement | C.threat | D.suggestion |
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小题16: | A.decided | B.stopped | C.continued | D.struggled |
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小题17: | A.devote | B.turn | C.respond | D.challenge |
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小题18: | A.defeat | B.satisfy | C.respect | D.lead |
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小题19: | A.proud | B.comfortable | C.strange | D.disappointed |
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小题20: | A.freedom | B.life | C.growth | D.nature |
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