It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with
his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the
evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young
man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he
asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty
dollars a dozen (一打).
Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told
him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My
mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I
want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her
favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay
the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant
said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking
the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran
out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the
exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant
to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he
saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he
realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum,
oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find
my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back
to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
1.The shop assistant tried to ask the young
man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.
A. there were not enough roses in the shop
B. carnations were much nicer than roses
C. roses were more expensive than carnations
D. carnations were special flowers for
Mother’s Day
2.John spent _______ in the flower shop that
day.
A. $5
B. $25
C. $ 45
D. $ 55
3.The young man cried at the cemetery because
he _______.
A. had spent all his money on the roses
B. wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved
her himself
C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his
flowers
D. hadn’t got enough money for his sick
mother
4.At last John decided to take the roses home
himself because he wanted to _______.
A. tell his mother he loved her
B. ask his mother for more money
C. tell his mother the young man’s story
D. ask his mother if she liked roses
5.The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”.
A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B. Let your mother know how much you love her
C. Work hard to get more money for your
mother
D. Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day
