John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station．He looked for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he（16）___，the girl with a（an） （17）___．The story had begun twelve months before in a（18）___．Taking a book off a shelf he found himself （19）___by the notes penciled in the margin（空白处，白边）．The soft handwriting（20）___a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．In the front of the book，he discovered the（21）___owner's name，Rosanna．

During the next year the two grew to know each other through the（22）___．Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart．The day finally came for their first（23）___-7：00p．m．at the station．

A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him，whose （24）___was （were） tall and slim．John started to walk towards her with delight，entirely forgetting to （25）___that she was not wearing a rose．He （26）___made one step closer to her，and then saw Rosanna，a short and fat woman well past 40，with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly（27）___the girl．The girl in the green suit quickly walked away．

John felt（28）___he was split（撕开） in two，and there he stood．His fingers gripped（紧握） the worn leather copy of the （29）___that was to identify him to her．He knew this would not be（30）___ something perhaps even better than love．John felt choked by the bitterness of his___（31）___．"I'm John，and you must be Rosanna．I am so glad you could meet me，may I take you to （32）___？"

The woman's face broadened into a big smile．"I don't know what this is about，son，"she answered，"but the young lady in the green suit who just （33）___begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said（34）___you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big（35）___across the street．She said it was some kind of test!"