A 6-year-old girl asked her mother , “ Can flowers speak ? ”

“ Oh , my dearie , if flowers can’t speak , how     the spring is , and who will look around it ? ”

The little girl smiled with     .

At the age of 16 , the girl asked her father , “ Can the stars in the sky speak ? ”

“ Oh , my daughter , if the stars can speak , the sky will be noisy , and who will     for the peaceful heaven ? ”

The little girl smiled with satisfaction again .

At the age of 26 , the girl had become a mature female . One day she asked in     her husband , a diplomat , “ Was the way I     and spoke appropriate at the grand party last night ? ”

“ Great ! ” the diplomat had no     of flattering（恭维）, “ When you spoke , it was like the melodious music ; though you spoke so much , it was not     ; when you were silent , you were like a fragrant lotus flower ; though quiet , it involved everything … Sweetheart , can you tell me how you     it ? ”

His wife said with a smile , “ At the age of 6 , I learned from my mother as a teacher     to dialogue with nature . At the age of 16 , I learned from my father as a writer when to speak and when not . Before I     you , I learned from historians , philosophers , writers , musicians and diplomats what kind of speech I should     when I meet different kinds of people . Honey , I have also     thoughts , wisdom , courage and love from you ! ”

1.A. beautiful      B. cool    C. normal          D. lonely

2.A. happiness  B. relaxation C. satisfaction      D. excitement

3.A. leave       B. long     C. search          D. look

4.A. detail           B. private    C. person   D. advance

5.A. behaved           B. played     C. worked  D. drank

6.A. effect           B. reason    C. intention   D. mood

7.A. unnecessary   B. unclear C. unbearable       D. unavoidable

8.A. prove            B. prepare C. make        D. find

9.A. when            B. where    C. who      D. how

10.A. countered    B. met    C . sought      D. visited

11.A. have          B. make     C. announce       D. apply

12.A. regained   B. developed C. received    D. chose

—Excuse me , Victor, but I have a favor to ask of you

---_____

A.Ask , please      B.My please

C.Go  ahead         D.Good for you

---where’s Mom?

-----She’s in the kitchen. She _____the housework all morning

A.is doing             B.was doing

C. did              D.has been doing

His new movie moved all audience to tears, _____to mind another moving one about war and love

A.to call          B.calling

C.called            D.being called

It was from only a few supplies that she had bought in the village __________ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner .

A. thatB. where

C. whichD. when

Each time we have dinner together , __________ , as a matter of fact , is indeed uncommon , turns out a fierce quarrel .

A. thatB. which

C. whenD. where

After his company’s closing down , he lost both his wealth and confidence , and never found __________ of them again .

A. bothB. neither

C. eitherD. all

We are really disappointed to see millions on earth who have nothing but hunger and cold __________ no chance to improve their life .

A. to haveB. having

C. having hadD. have

We are roommates for 3 years and never once __________ .

A. we have quarreledB. have we quarreled

C. do we quarrelD. did we quarrel

I will never forget the park __________ I spent so many happy hours there with my parents last summer .

A. whereB. because

C. whichD. so