An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 46 all the time, watering

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the 2 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 3 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 4 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 5 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four 6 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 7 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 8 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 9 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 10 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 11 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 12 our hearts, which also made his life 13 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 14 his wonderful music, but his music has 15 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
1. A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D. grass
2. A. balcony B. kitchen C. garden D. study
3. A. after B. as C. before D. if
4. A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly
5. A. What B. Who C. Why D. Which
6. A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions
7. A. although B. since C. because D. unless
8. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
9. A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son
10. A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair
11. A. greets B. doubts C. meets D. knows
12. A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated
13. A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier
14. A. write B. hear C. play D. believe
15. A. changed B. affected C. discovered D. encouraged


1—5 ACDAC 6—10 BACBA 11—15 DCDBD

一位老人住在一幢带大花园的漂亮的房子里.他一直在照料着他那46朵花（我猜的,应该是花吧）,为她们浇水.