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What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?
This Christmas I was debating what to give my father.  My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything.  I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked.  The message was from my father.  My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake.  The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me.  My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid.   That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back.  I told my mom to go without me and that l already created my gift.  1 sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it.  As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind.  The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; My dad recited it as much as he did the other.  I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it.  The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture.  The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream.  As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived.  The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
【小題1】The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was________________.

It was time for Mr. Rocco to shut up shop when I hurried into the florist’s. “Now, what is it you want?” Mr. Rocco turned to me. “I want the most beautiful flower you have.” I replied. “And just how much do you have to pay for this most beautiful flower?” I held out a wet hand showing a quarter and dime. He nodded, and then showed me a plant on the counter. “I can give you this one for 35 cents.” he said. “Aw, gee,” I protested, “it looks like a weed!” About 18 inches high, the plant was in a small pot covered with faded red paper. “Now trust me, boy—I promise that tomorrow morning when you get up, you will find your most beautiful flower.” said Mr. Rocco. I knew him to be a good honest man, so I agreed to take it.

It was almost midnight when I arrived home. Mom was seriously sick and using the front bedroom. I looked in to see if she was asleep, and then quietly tiptoed in and set the plant on the table beside her bed. I wanted her to be surprised when she woke on Mother’s Day.

The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs. The sun was shining through kitchen window as I looked into Mom’s room. She motioned for me to come in, then glanced over at the table where the plant was. Holy mackerel! There were three big yellow trumpet-shaped（喇叭狀的）blooms. It was just like Mr. Rocco said—the most beautiful flower I ever saw! When I looked at Mom, she was smiling as tears streamed down her cheeks. She held out her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged till it hurt. Then, remembering her contagious condition and that she wasn’t supposed to touch me, she quickly let me go.

My dear mom died the next night. The moment she hugged me turned out to be the most wonderful moment of my life. Not only had that beautiful plant helped show just how much I loved her, but I’d always know how much she loved me.

   The author didn’t like the plant recommended by Mr. Rocco at first because ______.

A. the packing of the plant was shabby

B. the plant was more a weed than a flower         

C. the plant appeared too ordinary to be the most beautiful

D. he thought Mr. Rocco was reluctant to do the deal with him

   Mother’s condition was contagious (Line 6, Para.3) for ______.

A. she was at the death’s door         B. she suffered from the illness

C. others were sick of her appearance   D. virus might spread from her to others  

When mother hugged the author tightly, she was showing that ______.

A. she liked being given gifts             

B. she valued what the author had done for her

C. she was aware of the approaching of death   

D. she was touched by the beauty of the flower

The story is mainly developed by______________.

A. time        B. logic            C. comparison       D. cause and result

Which may be the best title of the passage?

A. Flowers of Love                          B. A Son’s Love for Mother

C. Low Price, High Value               D. A Special Mother’s Day 

With no better way to express feelings of love and _________, it's easy to see why everyone turns to the flower shop on Mothers’ Day.

A. appreciation          B. inspiration           C. satisfaction          D. ambition

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (梔子花) was   31  to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always   32  －it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to  33  the sender’s identity and just  34  in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical，perfect white flower lying in  35  pink paper．

    But I never stopped  36  who the giver might be．My mother  37  to these imaginations．She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special  38  who might be showing appreciation．I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had  39  me even though I didn’t know him．

    One month  40  my high-school graduation．my father died．My feelings  41  from sorrow to fear and  42  ：my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely  43  in my coming graduation，the senior-class play and the ball．But my mother would not hear of my  44  any of those things．Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress，but it was the  45  size．When my father died，I forgot about the dress．

    The day before my ball，I found that dress——in the right size——over the living room sofa．It was  46  to me so lovingly．I didn’t  47  if I had a new dress or not．But my mother did．She wanted her children to feel  48  ，filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of  49  ．In truth，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia——lovely，strong and perfect——with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery．

    My mother died ten days after l was married．The following year the gardenia stopped  50  ．

A．delivered       B．taken        C．brought D．given

A．helpful     B．useless      C．hopeful      D．useful

A．realize     B．check    C．discover D．recognize  

A．pleasant        B．pleasing         C．satisfied    D．delighted

A．tough   B．soft     C．light    D．hard  

A．remembering     B．imagining    C．recalling    D．considering

A．asked       B．preferred        C．contributed      D．refer

A．job     B．thing   C．happiness    D．kindness

A．watched         B．noticed      C．hated    D．observed

A．before B．later    C．ago      D．after  

A．differed        B．suffered C．judged  D．ranged 

A．happiness  B．depressing       C．anger    D．shock 

A．interested      B．unhappy  C．disappointing    D．uninterested   

A．disappearing   B．losing       C．lost D．lacking

A．false       B．proper       C．right    D．wrong

A．presented  B．introduced      C．awarded  D．provided 

A．wonder      B．desire       C．care     D．doubt   

A．loved       B．respected    C．honored D． loving  

A．difficulty  B．hardship     C．sorrow   D．sorry   

A．appearing       B．following        C．presenting   D． coming

My husband is an engineer. Since we met, he has always  been the rock in my life. I knew he had his feet 36 planted on the ground ,and it seemed that no matter what else went  37 , he would be the constant one.
Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel  38 of him because he never brought me flowers , he never   39  me, and nothing had changed in our marriage.
After  40  , I finally told him I wanted to be  41  . He just sat there , speechless and didn’t even know            __42__to say to make me stay . Finally , he spoke ,“What can I do to change your 43 ?”
“I’ll stay if you have a good answer  44 this question,” I replied coldly。“If I asked for a  45 
growing on a cliff, and getting it for me   46 certain death, would you still do so ?”
His face grew troubled.“Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning ?” With that , my heart  47 . He couldn’t even give me an answer  48 away.
The next morning , I found he was    49 .However, I found a note under a warm glass of milk . My eyes   50 misty as I was reading it
“Dear, I’ll give you my  51  .
After you do typing for a long time , I need my 52  to do it for you.
Every time you leave the house , you forget your keys . I need my legs to run 53  and open the door for you… that’s why I cannot pick the flower for you….”
With tears   54from my eyes , I opened the door. And there he was , with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.
Just because someone doesn’t love you  55 you want him to, it doesn’t meant that he doesn’t love you heart and soul.
【小題1】A deeply         B  firmly        C   slightly       D  totally
【小題2】A different       B  crazy     C   exciting       D   excited
【小題3】A  liked        B   tried          C   fond          D   tired
【小題4】Afrightened     B  loved          C   surprised      D    lost
【小題5】Asome time      B sometime    C   sometimes     D    some times
【小題6】A  in           B  up            C    down         D    out
【小題7】A what          B  which         C    how          D  when
【小題8】A saying         B comment         C    opinion       D   mind
【小題9】A to             B   of            C     for          D about
【小題10】Atree        B   moon        C     flower       D  butterfly
【小題11】Ameant          B   resulted       C    caused        D  led
【小題12】Asank         B   settled        C    rose          D   worried
【小題13】A soon      B   straight       C    straightly      D   quickly
【小題14】Amissed         B   missing        C    losing        D  lost
【小題15】Afell            B   changed        C    grew         D   got
【小題16】Adscriptions    B   causes       C    lists          D  reasons
【小題17】Aheart         B   fingers        C   mind          D   arms
【小題18】A home         B   at home        C     out         D   in
【小題19】Asteaming       B  sretching    C   streaming     D  spreading
【小題20】Alike it           B    way          C    how        D   the way