For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.
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I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,
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, what I considered ordinary became very
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As I was leaving the Sunday
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, a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you
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this?” I said as I
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to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would
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it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got
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last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she
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me to live with my grandmother. She has been so
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to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for
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me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly
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. My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the
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of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have
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heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not
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. If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the
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each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she
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the very best.”
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and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I
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one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”
| 小题21: | | A．Once | B．Because | C．For | D．While |
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| 小题22: | | A．though | B．nevertheless | C．however | D．anyway |
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| 小题23: | | A．meaningful | B．motivated | C．strange | D．special |
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| 小题24: | | A．service | B．meeting | C．interview | D．visit |
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| 小题25: | | A．notice | B．see | C．like | D．mean |
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| 小题26: | | A．shaken | B．indicated | C．pointed | D．looked |
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| 小题27: | | A．enjoy | B．appreciate | C．like | D．pick |
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| 小题28: | | A．divorced | B．lost | C．troubled | D．disturbed |
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| 小题29: | | A．advised | B．forced | C．sent | D．dismissed |
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| 小题30: | | A．helpful | B．merciful | C．mean | D．good |
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| 小题31: | | A．loving | B．bringing | C．protecting | D．choosing |
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| 小题32: | | A．speak | B．move | C．refuse | D．breathe |
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| 小题33: | | A．place | B．depths | C．bottom | D．corner |
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| 小题34: | | A．even | B．already | C．yet | D．ever |
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| 小题35: | | A．fresh | B．expensive | C．enough | D．useful |
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| 小题36: | | A．old | B．church | C．poor | D．relatives |
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| 小题37: | | A．possesses | B．matches | C．deserves | D．suits |
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| 小题38: | | A．Even if | B．As | C．Although | D．If |
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| 小题39: | | A．promise | B．statement | C．comment | D．explanation |
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| 小题40: | | A．asked for | B．looked for | C．cared for | D．searched for |
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