Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．
He went into the shop and saw a young man  26  the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were  27  ．
The clerk looked up at John， 28  her head．Something inside of John was  29  by the boy’s voice．John had been  30  in his business，and he looked at the clerk and  31 mouthed that he would pay for the roses．
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars．The young man almost jumped into the  32  and ran from the store with the  33  ．It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of  34 ．
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  35  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very  36  ．He caught a light about two blocks away．As he  37  at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he  38  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓)．
The light  39 ，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He  40  and on an impulse(冲动)got out and began to fclllow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his  41 ．He began to cry after he carefully  42  the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的) body and listened to his crying．
John turned with  43  ，and walked back to his car．He drove  44  to the shop and told the clerk he would  45  the flowers personally．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．

A．begging B．ordering C．forcing D．urging

A．cheap B．beautiful C．expensive D．special

A．shaking B．waving C．nodding D．holding

A．recalled B．touched C．hurt D．lightened

A．influenced B．ruined C．buried D．blessed

A．loudly B．silently C．gently D．calmly

A．river B．air C．lake D．hole

A．money B．flowers C．basket D．cards

A．surprise B．horror C．excitement D．sadness

A．delivery B．message C．transportation D．transfer

A．relaxed B．disappointed C．good D．sorry

A．sang B．waited C．looked D．stood

A．remembered B．found C．discovered D．realized

A．flashed B．changed C．disappeared D．shone

A．drove back B．pulled over C．broke down D．burst out

A．arms B．palms C．feet D．knees

A．laid B．decorated C．set D．grew

A．laughter B．anger C．tears D．astonishment

A．slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．excitedly

A．bring B．fetch C．take D．catch