完形填空 I spent the week before my daughter's wedding running lastminute trips to the shop and the chu rch. To save money, I __1_ flowers from several friends who had large magnolia (木兰) trees. Their __2_ flowers would make the church beautiful. After the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding, I felt__3_ but satisfied this would be the best wedding any bride had ever had! The __4 _day arrived. Patsy's fiancé (未婚夫) Tim walked with me to the church to do a final __5_ . When we opened the door, I almost6 . I saw all the beautiful white flowers were black. An electrical storm during the night had__7_ the air conditioning system, and on that hot summer day,the flowers had bent towards the ground. I __8_ , knowing I didn't have time to gather more flowers. Tim turned to me, "Can you get more flowers?"I mumbled (含糊地说), "Sure." As I left the church, I saw some magnolia trees in the distance. I__9_ the house with magnolia trees in its garden. I knocked on the door and an old man _10_ . When I stated my trouble, the man said, "I'd be happy to help you!" He cut large_11 _for me. I said, "Sir, you've made the mother of a bride _12_ today." He said, "You don't understand what's _13_ here. You see, my wife died on Monday. On Wednesday I _14_ her. On Friday my children left. This morning, I _15 _. For the last six years, _16_ her health got worse, she needed me. But now nobody needs me. Who needs a sysixyearold wornout man? Nobody! About that time, you_17_ and said, 'Sir, I need you.'" He _18_ , "Do you know what I was thinking when I handed you those magnolias?" "No." "I _19_ I'm needed."Life is not the __20_ it's supposed to be. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. ( )1. A.gathered( )2. A.red ( )3. A.proud ( )4. A.warm ( )5. A.check ( )6. A.fainted ( )7. A.tried out ( )8. A.watched ( )9. A.rented ( )10. A.answered ( )11. A.branches ( )12. A.anxious ( )13. A.appearing ( )14. A.touched ( )15. A.drank ( )16. A.as ( )17. A.ran ( )18. A.advised ( )19. A.repeated ( )20. A.corner B. borrowedB. whiteB. tiredB. luckyB. favorB. forgotB. put outB. worked B. approachedB. shoutedB. treesB. happyB. hidingB. remembered B. fell B. if B. knockedB. smoked B. doubtedB. difficulty C. bought C. wild C. sad C. big C. test C .believedC. knocked out C. panicked C. passed C. listened C. leaves C. guilty C. coming C. missed C .cried C. unless C .sighed C. smiled C. promised C. length D. planted D. rare D. excited D. stormy D. speech D. laughed D. left out D. agreed D. phoned D. worried D. ribbons D. curious D. happening D. buried D. left D. though D. bothered D. shook D. decided D. way