阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom 盛开 on the windows of my home. Of course, there are not 46 flowers. But in the cold of 47 , these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us. They are made of paper by my 48 , who is now aged 70. With a few cuts, she 49 a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art.
When my grandma was young, she was considered clumsy 笨拙的 in the 50 . But on a cold winter night, she saw some beautiful red paper 51 on her new neighbor’s windows. She was so interested in it and decided to 52 from her neighbor. Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she 53 practicing. It took 10 years 54 my grandma could make paper art skillfully 娴熟的. The red flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her world. Now, everyone in the village 55 her.
My grandma’s story has shown me what it takes to realize one’s dream.
46. A. nice B. real C. full D. sweet
47. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
48. A. sister B. aunt C. mother D. grandma
49. A. changes B. spreads C. places D. burns
50. A. city B. town C. village D. block
51. A. art B. money C. walls D. books
52. A. buy B. steal C. learn D. borrow
53. A. ended up B. kept on C. put off D. thought about
54. A. before B. after C. while D. since
55. A. serves B. pardons C. respects D. warns
