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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to
my house. No card came
with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not
helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover
the sender's name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink
paper.
But I never stopped imagining
who the giver might be. Some
of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender.
My mother contributed to these imaginings.
She'd ask me if there was someone for
whom I had done special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street
whose mail I'd delivered during the
winter. As a girl of seventeen,
though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy whom I had met.
One month before my graduation, my father died
of a heart attack. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my
upcoming graduation party.
The day before my father
died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a
party dress. We'd found an impressive one, but it was
the wrong size. When my father died, I forgot about my dress.
But my mother didn't. The day before the party I found that dress—in the right
size—over the living room sofa. I didn't
care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother wanted me to have
one. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother
wanted her children to see themselves much
like the gardenia—lovely,
strong and perfect with perhaps a bit
of mystery (神秘). My mother died ten days
after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
(1)
Why did the writer stopped trying to know who the sender was?
A . In no way could she find the sender.
B . The shop didn't answer the phone.
C . There was no card with the flower.
D . She was only interested in the flower.
(2)
Who do you think sent gardenia to the writer?
A . Her father.
B . Her mother.
C . An old man.
D . A boy.
(3)
How many times did the writer receive a gardenia on her birthday?
A . 12 times.
B . 22 times.
C . 10 times.
D . 9 times.
(4)
Which is probably the best title for this text?
A . A Party Dress
B . My Gardenia
C . A Mysterious Boy
D . The Death of My Parents
答案: A
B
C
B