Passage 1 The Language of Flowers Ding dong! I looked up from the couch. Who in the world could that be My body was troubled with illness, so I'd __1__ myself away. Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards. I didn't __2__， thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in. I __3__ got up and opened the door to a flower delivery. As I put the flowers on my dining table, I was struck by its __4__. It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties that shouldn't really __5__ yet somehow did. The mystery flowers had come in a blue jar, without a card. Instead of returning to the couch, I __6__ the florist. He told me some of my friends were behind the __7__， secretly. “They wanted to get a __8__ to you，” he said, “through the language of flowers.” The group had followed him and picked very __9__ stems after consulting an old book. “I learned some things，” the florist said, then __10__ : “The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’. The yellow tulip (郁金香) wanted to see __11__ in my smile again. The pink carnation had a few __12__ words to say about never forgetting me.” The more I understood what the flowers were __13__， the more I started to remember the woman who might have __14__ them before I separated myself from everyone and everything. My friends knew I was still that woman, with __15__ beyond my health. 1．A.hidden B．given C．driven D．broken 2．A.forbid B．accept C．act D．respond 3．A.cautiously B．reluctantly C．instantly D．cheerfully 4．A.size B．style C．uniqueness D．shape 5．A.go together B．stand out C．mix up D．fade away 6．A.informed B．thanked C．rewarded D．telephoned 7．A.delivery B．program C．mystery D．scene 8．A.companion B．message C．commitment D．gift 9．A.expensive B．rare C．specific D．fresh 10．A.explained B．clarified C．defined D．analyzed 11．A.pain B．fortune C．sympathy D．sunshine 12．A.modest B．tolerant C．formal D．meaningful 13．A.involving B．saying C．smelling D．signing 14．A.advocated B．confirmed C．required D．earned 15．A.ambition B．value C．curiosity D．fantasy Passage 2 There are good dogs, and then there's Clover. This past March, Clover was out for her daily __1__ with her owner, Haley Moore, when, as the two were about to cross the street, Moore had a seizure (疾病发作) and __2__． While untrained for the situation, Clover nevertheless switched into __3__ mode. First, she walked in a circle, __4__ to work out the situation; next, she turned over Moore onto her back and __5__ the leash (狗绳). Then, Clover tried to make the situation __6__ in her own way. “This dog doesn't like cars，” says Haley's mother. “But there she was, trying to make eye contact with people driving by. She moved right into the centre of the road.” Dryden, a truck driver, __7__ the dog, parked his vehicle and rushed to Moore; he __8__ called an ambulance. Clover then started to return to their nearby home, looking back often to __9__ Haley w ... ...
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