阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡的相应位置将其涂黑。
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 46 , for my whole world was dark. A young boy ran up to me, out of 47 . He stood right before me with his head down and said 48 , “Look, what I’ve found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 49 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
50 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 51 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 52 I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 53 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 54 , ” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 55 , because he was blind.
Tears came down my face as I 56 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled and then ran off to 57 .I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain. Through the eyes of a blind child, 58 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 59 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 60 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
46. A.?hopeless B. colorful C. simple D. wonderful
47. A.?mind B. trouble C. work D. breath
48. A.?sadly B. excitedly C. angrily D. strictly
49. A.?fresh B. dead C. alive D. heavy
50. A. So B. Or C. However D. And
51. A. nose B. head C. ear D. eyes
52. A. how B. when C. why D. where
53. A. buy B. receive C. break D. accept
54. A. want B. dislike C. admire D. have
55. A. cry B. speak C. smile D. see
56. A. forgave B. thanked C. paid D. hated
57. A. sleep B. study C. play D. dance
58. A. at most B. at times C. at first D. at last
59. A. blind B. useful C. cheerful D. deaf
60. A. waste B. forget C. lose D. enjoy
