Tom was getting cold sitting out in his backyard in the snow. He had already been in his backyard for about an hour. He could not come up with an idea for his mother's Christmas gift. He shook (搖) his head as he thought, "This is useless. Even if I do come up with an idea,I don't have any money to spend."

Since his father passed away three years ago,the family of five had fallen into trouble but tried best. His mother worked nights at the hospital,but the small payment (報酬) never seem to be enough. Tom had three sisters. They also took good care of him when his mother was not at home. All his sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother. With tears in his eyes,Tom kicked the snow and started to walk down to the street. It wasn't easy being six without a father. Tom walked from shop to shop. Suddenly,he found a dime (—角硬幣) on the ground. He felt so excited. He hurried into the shop but the salesperson told him he could not buy anything with only a dime. He saw a flower shop and went in. When the shop owner asked if he could help him,Tom showed his dime and asked if he could buy one flower as his mother's Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Tom and his ten cents. Then he said to him, "Just wait here."

Tom waited until the sound of the door closing pulled Tom back to reality (現(xiàn)實(shí)) . Suddenly the shop owner came to the counter. There,lay twelve lilies (百合花) tied together. "That will be ten cents,young man , ”the shop owner said,reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly,Tom gave the man his dime. Could this be true? The shop owner added, "I happened to have some lilies on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?"

This time Tom did not hesitate (猶豫) ，and when the man placed the long box into his hands,he knew it was true. Walking out of the door,he heard the shop owner say, "Merry Christmas,son."

(   ) 11. The underlined phrase "passed away" in the reading means "         

   A. worked far away   B. died

   C. disappeared   D. left for somewhere

(   ) 12. When did Tom's mother work?

   A. At night. B. In the morning.

   C. On weekends. D. All day and all night.

(   ) 13. From the reading,we can know that         .

   A. there're five children in Tom's family

   B. Tom's sister always left him by himself

   C. Tom didn't have enough money to buy a gift for his mother

   D. the shop owner sent Tom a dozen of lilies as the Christmas gift

(   ) 14. We can infer the reason why the shop owner sold 12        lilies to Tom for only 10        cents is that .

   A. the lilies were going bad

   B. his wife asked him to do so

   C. he loved Tom

   D. he was moved and he wanted to make Tom's dream come true

(   ) 15. Which of the following can be the best title of this reading?

   A. Tom's Trouble

   B. A Kindhearted Shop Owner

   C. Christmas Gift for Mum

   D. A Dozen Lilies for Only Ten Cents

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