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That morning, before I realized it, my sixyearold son Jonathan broke a limb of my azalea (杜鹃花) bush and asked, “Can I take this to school today?”
With a wave of my hand, I__1__him off. I turned my__2__so he wouldn't see the tears gathering in my eyes, I__3__that azalea bush. I touched the broken limb as if to say__4__， “Im sorry.”
I was in low spirits most of the day.__5__at 2：30 in the afternoon I hurriedly drove to the school to __6__Jonathan.
I want to talk to you about Jonathan, the teacher said after she let me into the classroom.
__7__now? I thought as I glanced at my son busily coloring a picture. I prepared myself for the__8__. Nothing would have surprised me.
“Did you know Jonathan brought__9__to school today?”she asked.
I nodded, thinking about my__10__bush and trying to hide the__11__in my eyes.
“Let me tell you about yesterday，” the teacher insisted. “See that little girl?”
I watched the brighteyed child__12__and point to a colorful picture on the wall, I nodded.
“Well, yesterday she was almost__13__. Her mother and father are going through a divorce. She told me she didn't want to__14__.I watched that little girl__15__her face in her hands and say loud enough for the class to hear, ‘Nobody loves me，’I did all I could to__16__her, but it only seemed to make matters worse.”
“Today your son walked straight__17__to that child. I watched him__18__her some pretty pink flowers and whisper, ‘I love you.’”
I felt my heart swell with__19__ for what my son had done. I smiled at the teacher. “Thank you，” I said, reaching for Jonathan's hand, “you've__20__my day.”
1.A.pushed B.turned
C.sent D.called
解析 作者很伤心，把儿子“打发”走了。send sb off意为“把某人打发走”。
答案 C
2.A.back B.arm C.leg D.hand
解析 作者“转过身去”，为了不让儿子看到自己的眼泪。
答案 A
3.A.planted B.fixed C.kept D.loved
解析 从上下文可以看出，作者非常喜欢自己家的杜鹃花。
答案 D
4.A.sadly B.loudly C.slowly D.silently
解析 作者好像在对杜鹃花“默默地”道歉。
答案 D
5. A.Then B.Yet C.Thus D.Instead
解析 此处是时间先后关系的连接。
答案 A
6.A.care for B.take in
C.pick up D.look after
解析 到了下午接近放学时间，所以作者去“接”孩子。pick sb up“用车去接某人”。
答案 C
7.A.How B.Why C.When D.What
解析 “现在又有什么事呢?”作者担心儿子又犯了什么错误。
答案 D
8.A.first B.worst C.best D.last
解析 作者做好了老师批评自己儿子的准备，也就是“最坏的”准备。
答案 B
9.A.luck B.change C.happiness D.flowers
解析 从上文可知，Jonathan带了杜鹃花到学校。
答案 D
10.A.broken B.favorite
C.pretty D.poor
解析 从上文可知，作者最喜欢的杜鹃花被折了一朵。
答案 B
11.A.hurt B.surprise
C.disappointment D.joy
解析 作者想掩饰自己眼中的“伤感”。
答案 A
12.A.study B.recover
C.laugh D.cry
解析 从老师后面的介绍看，小女孩因为得到鲜花，已经从伤心中解脱出来，因此此处唯一合理的理解是：她一边看墙上的图画，一边在笑。
答案 C
13.A.hysterical B.sick
C.weak D.hopeless
解析 从后面的内容可以看出，小女孩因为父母要离婚，伤心欲绝，几乎“歇斯底里”了。
答案 A
14.A.stay B.paint C.live D.learn
解析 小女孩很伤心，说自己不想活了。
答案 C
15.A.bury B.hide C.make D.put
解析 小女孩把脸埋在手里哭泣。
答案 A16.A.encourage B.comfort
C.praise D.remind
解析 老师试图“安慰”小女孩，而不可能在此种情况下去“鼓励”或“帮助”她。
答案 B
17.A.over B.on C.off D.across
解析 儿子走到小女孩身边。walk over“步行到某地”。
答案 A
18.A.plant B.hand C.hold D.provide
解析 儿子把花“递”给了小女孩。
答案 B
19.A.pleasure B.pride C.regret D.thanks
解析 作者为儿子所做的事情感到非常“自豪”。
答案 B
20.A.found B.spoiled C.broken D.made
解析 上文已经有交代，作者因为花被折，大半天都非常伤心，但在知道了儿子的行为后非常自豪。you've made my day是特殊用法，可理解为：你使我今天感到快乐。
答案 D
