John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the ___ 36 ___and found himself interested in the notes in the margin. The soft handwriting ___ 37 ___a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In front of the book, he ___ 38 ___the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he ___ 39 ___her address. He wrote her a letter ___ 40 ___himself and inviting her to correspond. During the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other ___ 41 ___the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested a（an） ___ 42 ___, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like. Later they ___ 43 ___their first meeting—7：00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York “You’ll ___ 44 ___me, ”she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel. ”So at 7：00 he was in the ___ 45 ___looking for the girl with the red rose. A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her ___ 46 ___long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. Almost ___ 47 ___he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split in two, so keen was his ___ 48 ___to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose ___ 49 ___had truly companioned him and upheld his own. He did not ___ 50 ___. He squared his shoulders and said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me；may I take you to ___ 51 ___?” The woman smiled. “I don’t know what this is about, son, ”she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit ___ 52 ___me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I ___ 53 ___tell you that she is waiting for you in the ___ 54 ___across the street. She said it was some kind of ___ 55 ___!” It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in it’s response to the unattractive. 小题1: A．exhibition B．shelf C．figure D．diagram 小题2: A．represented B．refreshed C．replaced D．rejected 小题3: A．transformed B．conveyed C．observed D．discovered 小题4: A．located B．expressed C．settled D．evaluated 小题5: A．explaining B．introducing C．appointing D．predicting 小题6: A．by B．on C．beyond D．through 小题7: A．photograph B．E-mail C．measurement D．document 小题8: A．separate B．scheduled C．strengthen D．possessed 小题9: A．recognize B．witness C．advocate D．tolerate 小题10: A．library B．station C．downtown D．square 小题11: A．shadow B．shoulder C．appearance D．figure 小题12: A．randomly B．mentally C．uncontrollably D．ridiculously 小题13: A．desire B．dream C．attempt D．determination 小题14: A．carefulness B．wealth C．expectation D．spirit 小题15: A．hesitate B．guarantee C．submit D．hurry 小题16: A．theatre B．dinner C．shopping D．service 小题17: A．advised B．applied C．begged D．required 小题18: A．should B．would C．may D．must 小题19: A．balcony B．restaurant C．corner D．department 小题20: A．patience B．experiment C．test D．decision