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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of 41____all the time, watering and fertilizing them. One day a young man passed 42_____the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43_____he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he 44______the old gardener was blind. He was very 45_____ about this and asked, “ You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46______. First, I was a 47_____ when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 48______I can’t see these flowers, but I can smell them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” Said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s 50_____that I don’t know you. But I know that 51______thinks flowers are angels. We enjoy the happiness these flowers bring us.”

The blind man’s work 52_____our eyes and pleased our hearts. It also made his life 53_____. It was just like Beethoven. Beethoven wrote many great music, but there was something wrong with his ears in his later life. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music 54______millions of people to face their difficulties 55______. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

( ) 41. A.grass B.flowers C.vegetables

( ) 42. A.from B.on C.by

( ) 43.A.after B. when C. if

( ) 44.A.felt B. found C. found out

( ) 45.A.surpried B. worried C. surprising

( ) 46.A.excuses B. stories C. reasons

( ) 47.A.teacher B. gardener C. worker

( ) 48.A.although B. though C. /

( ) 49.A.my children B. you C. my wife

( ) 50.A.wrong B. nothing C. true

( ) 51.A.everybody B. somebody C. nobody

( ) 52.A.closed B. satisfied C. satisfy

( ) 53.A.emptier B. busier C. happier

( ) 54. Amakes B. improves C. encourages

( ) 55.A.happily B. bravely C. carefully