The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not 36__ with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath 37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的） down, 38 with great excitement, “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a 39 sight, with its petals（花瓣） all worn－not enough rain, or too little light. 40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I 41 a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of 42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 43 , “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I 44 it; here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I 45 take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and 46 , “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 47 it mid－air without reason. It was then that I 48 for the very first time the boy was 49 . I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun 50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, 51 of the effect he’d had on my day. I sat there and 52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的) 53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true 54 . 55 the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine. 36．A．excited B．inspired C．content D．disappointed 37．A．approached B．overlooked C．understood D．recognized 38．A．telling B．saying C．informing D．talking 39．A．unique B．rough C．bothering D．pitiful 40．A．Wanting B．Demanding C．Persuading D．Inviting 41．A．presented B．adjusted C．forced D．delivered 42．A．declining B．accepting C．panicking D．quitting 43．A．surprise B．embarrassment C．sympathy D．sorrow 44．A．took B．pulled C．attained D．picked 45．A．should B．can C．may D．must 46．A．announced B．replied C．declared D．whispered 47．A．grasped B．held C．caught D．seized 48．A．observed B．confirmed C．noticed D．concluded 49．A．strange B．blind C．deaf D．unimaginable 50．A．once B．after C．as D．since 51．A．unaware B．unbelievable C．regretful D．regardless 52．A. doubted B. felt C. found D. wondered 53. A. embarrassment B. depression C. hopelessness D. effort 54. A. sense B. hearing C. sight D. ability 55．A．In B．From C．Before D．Through |