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Marisol, a young girl, plants a seed in the garden. She waters the seed every day and hopes 1 will grow up soon.
One day, Marisol walks into the garden with her mum. The little girl is surprised 2 she sees her seed is now a big sunflower! Mum is happy too. It 3 her memory with sunflowers. All summer long, their laughter fills the garden.
Soon, autumn comes. The family pick fruit in the garden. Marisol 4 the leaves of her sunflower become brown. She is very sad. Tears go down her face. “ 5 can I save my flower? Can I give it more water?” she asks.
“Oh, child,” Mum says. “Its season is over. There's a time to bloom(開(kāi)花) and a time to die. Sunflowers 6 bloom on cold days, but you can plant the seeds next spring.” Marisol is very sad. 7 her sunflower, she doesn't go to the garden again.
Then, spring arrives and it becomes 8. One day, she hears Mum calling her name. “Marisol! Come!” Marisol runs to the garden and sees a small sunflower!
“Now it's the 9 to bloom, right?” Marisol looks at Mum excitedly.
“Yes, flowers wait with hope in winter. When it's warm, they come back,” Mum says. “Like flowers, we have cold days in our life, but we can find a way to our 10. The important thing is, we need to keep hope alive.”
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) 4. A. finds B. hopes C. thinks D. remembers
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) 5. A. Why B. When C. Where D. How
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) 8. A. hot B. cold C. warm D. cool
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) 9. A. place B. time C. reason D. challenge
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)10. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
