1．Once a company（公司） in the United States said that it would offer（提供）a large amount of money to anyone who could find a white mangold（金盞花）.Most marigolds are （1）
golden or brown.It is very hard to find a white one.Twenty years later，the company （2）
a letter from an old woman.She sent 100 white marigold （3）
along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of flowers.When she first heard the news 20 years ago，she got very （4）
.She thought she could grow her own white marigolds.But her children didn't believe that she could make it.She knew （5）
about seed genetics（種子遺傳），after all.Her children thought her dream of growing white marigolds was（6）
a dream.Still，she worked to make it happen.She planted some common marigold seeds and（7）
them.A year later，when the marigolds bloomed （開花）.she chose the special flower and took its seeds.She planted these seeds and （8）
another year for them to bloom.Day after day，year after year，through many seasons，her life changed，（9）
her wish to grow white marigolds remained strong in her heart.
Finally，after 20 years，she（10）
to her garden and found a marigold that was as white as snow.
| （1）A.neither |
B.both |
C.either |
D.all |
| （2）A.bought |
B.sent |
C.wrote |
D.received |
| （3）A.seeds |
B.branches |
C.leaves |
D.trees |
| （4）A.helpful |
B.successful |
C.excited |
D.patient |
| （5）A.everything |
B.nothing |
C.anything |
D.something |
| （6）A.just |
B.hardly |
C.never |
D.usually |
| （7）A.made fun of |
B.got out of |
C.took care of |
D.was full of |
| （8）A.spent |
B.preferred |
C.allowed |
D.waited |
| （9）A.so |
B.but |
C.because |
D.if |
| （10）A.looked out |
B.went out |
C.found out |
D.worked out |
