Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).
My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22.That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
25.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. A Mother’s Love B. A Graduation Party
C. A Special Birthday D. A Childhood Dream
26.The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _______.
A. she hoped she would find a boyfriend
B. she wanted her to be happy and strong
C. she thought education was most important
D. she could take care of things herself
27.Who was the sender of the flower?
A. One of the writer’s neighbors. B. One of the writer’s classmates.
C. The writer’s mother. D. A boy the writer had run into.
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025