【MostpeopleinschoollikedGloria．Sowhenshegotsick，someboys31tovisither.Butnoneofthemwantedto32anymoneyforagifttobringalong．ThenWilliesaid，“Wecan33】

MostpeopleinschoollikedGloria．Sowhenshegotsick，someboys 31 tovisither.Butnoneofthemwantedto 32 anymoneyforagifttobringalong．

ThenWilliesaid，“Wecan 33 someflowersfroma 34．”

Gloriawillnotknow 35 theycomefrom，andthedeadmanwillnot 36 them．

Everybodywasafraid，37 Willie．Sohewentaloneand 38 somebeautifulflowers．ThentheywenttoGloria’s 39，andtheboysactedasiftheflowerswerefromallofthem，but 40 didnotmind．

Aftertheirvisit，Willie 41 theotherboys，“ItisagoodthingthatIwasnotafraid．Gloria 42 theflowers．”

Theotherboyslaughed．Gloriawouldnothavelikedthe 43 ifshehadknowntheyhadcomefromagrave．

Thatnight，Williewasreadingabook 44 hismothercameintohisroom．“Willie，didyouandotherboysbuysomeflowerstoday 45 Gloria？”sheasked．“There’saman 46 askingforyou，”sheadded．“Hesaysthatyoudidn’t 47 theflowers．”

“Whatdoeshelook 48？”Willieasked．

“That’shardtosay，”Willie’smotheranswered．“Heisall 49 withmud．”

Willie，allofasudden，turned 50．

31.A.thought B.asked C.planned D.took

32.A.keep B.cost C.take D.spend

33.A.steal B.pickup C.buy D.plant

34.A.shop B.store C.street D.grave

35.A.how B.where C.when D.why

36.A.miss B.lose C.hate D.love

37.A.beside B.besides C.including D.except

38.A.saw B.thought C.lookedfor D.found

39.A.room B.hospital C.school D.library

40.A.Gloria B.some C.Willie D.nobody

41.A.told B.asked C.saidto D.explained

42.A.refused B.liked C.hated D.missed

43.A.boys B.flowers C.secret D.news

44.A.as B.when C.while D.suddenly

45.A.to B.for C.on D.with

46.A.inside B.outs