(2014江苏盐城中考)TheOtherSideoftheWallTherewasayoungwomanwhotookgreatprideinherflowergarden.Shewasraisedbyhergrandmotherwhotaughthertoloveand1forflowers.Soherflowergardenwasthebest.Onedaywhil

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(2014江苏盐城中考)

   The Other Side of the Wall There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden.She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 1 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

   One day while she was looking through a flower list she often 2  from a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 3  blooms (花) on a flower like that before.“I have to have it ” she said to herself and she 4  ordered it.

   When it arrived she already had a 5   prepared to plant it.She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew very well with beautiful green leaves all over it 6   there were no blooms.Day after day she continued to water it feed it and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom.However it was 7  .

   One morning weeks later when standing before the vine she felt very 8  that her plant had not bloomed.She was giving thought to 9  it down and planting something else in its place.

   It was at this moment that her neighbor whose 10   joined hers called over to her.‘‘Thank you so much!You can't imagine how much I have 11  the blooms of that vine you planted." The young woman walked 12  the gate into her neighbor's yard and sure enough she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 13  with blooms. There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 14  seen.The vine had grown through the crevices (缝隙) and it had not flowered on 15  side of the wall but it had flowered on the other side.

   Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.

1. A. look   B. care   C. search   D. pay

2. A. learned   B. heard   C. ordered   D. borrowed

3. A. seen   B. smelt   C. sold   D. picked

4. A. finally   B. carefully   C. suddenly   D. immediately

5. A .place   B. box   C. cup   D. room

6. A. and   B. so   C. or   D. but

7. A. endless   B. useless   C. successful   D. hopeful

8. A. excited   B. nervous   C. sad   D. frightened

9. A. putting   B. cutting   C. turning   D. taking

10. A. balcony   B. kitchen   C. bedroom   D. yard 11 .A. enjoyed   B. dreamed   C. expected   D. hated

12. A. through   B. across   C. above   D. below

13. A. satisfied   B. connected   C. filled   D. pleased

14. A. never   B. ever   C. seldom   D. usually

15. A. its   B. his   C. her   D. their

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C