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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his       all the time, watering and fertilizing them. One day a young man went by the       . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be       he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was     . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.      are you busy taking care of them every day?” The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four      . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,      I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.      , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s      .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, it’s       that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels（天使） that everybody      . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The blind man’s work opened our eyes, and    our hearts, which also made his life        . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t      his wonderful music, but his music has       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. shop           B. kitchen           C. garden            D. house

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. ways             D. decisions

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. influenced         C. discovered         D. encouraged