One spring morning, 8-year-old Amy received a small box from her grandma. Inside was only a seed (种子). “Plant it ____1____, and you’ll understand its secret.” Grandma said with a smile.

Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed. She thought planting it must be ____2____. She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once. Every day she ____3____ it three times, singing to it like Grandma taught her. But after four days, only bare (光秃秃的) soil greeted her. She felt a little ____4____.

“Maybe something is wrong with the seed.” Amy complained to Mr. Green, her elderly neighbour. Mr. Green was good at growing plants. Hearing her ____5____, he said, “Nature works on its own clock. I have spent a long time growing these plants. And you have just spent several days on the seed. ____6____ you need to be patient.”

Amy didn’t believe ____7____ he said. She still watered the soil three times a day. She even used plant food which she bought from the shop. Another three days passed, the soil turned into a muddy mess (泥泞不堪). ____8____, a heavy rain poured down that weekend. Amy rushed out of the house and saw Mr. Green covering the soil with a piece of cloth.

“I’ve killed the seed, haven’t I?” she said unhappily, pointing at the flooded soil.

Mr. Green ____9____ the soil carefully and said, “You’ve paid too much attention. Be patient! Plants need ____10____ to grow.”

This time, Amy took his ____11____. She didn’t check the seed again and again any longer. She simply made sure that it got enough sunlight. Five days passed quietly. Then one morning, a green shoot (嫩芽) pushed through the soil.

Amy was too excited. She ran quickly to ____12____ Mr. Green about it. He said to her, “Let it grow! Still be patient!”

Through summer, Amy watched and waited ____13____ patience (耐心). The plant grew taller and taller day by day. Finally golden petals(花瓣) came out and ____14____ a bright sunflower. It turned its face to follow the sun.

When Grandma visited Amy in August, she smiled at the tall sunflower and said, “Aha, Amy! You’ve known the ____15____ at last.” Amy nodded her head.

No matter what we do, we need patience as well as love.

1.1.

A carefully

B happily

C carelessly

D quietly

解析：选A。A 根据后文“She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once.”可知，奶奶叮嘱她“仔细地”种下种子。选项B（开心地）、C（粗心地）、D（安静地）均与后文逻辑不符。

2.2.

A boring

B clear

C terrible

D interesting

解析：选D。D 前句提到Amy好奇种子会怎样，所以她认为种它这件事肯定是“有趣的”。选项A（无聊的）、B（清楚的）、C（糟糕的）均不符合小女孩好奇兴奋的心理。

3.3.

A touched

B watered

C smelt

D sent

解析：选B。B 种下种子后，每天最合理的照料动作是“浇水”。后文也多次出现“watered”一词。选项A（触摸）、C（闻）、D（送）不符合种植常识。

4.4.

A warm

B lazy

C glad

D sad

解析：选D。D 种子四天后还没发芽，只有光秃秃的土壤，小女孩自然会感到“伤心”。选项A（温暖）、B（懒惰）、C（高兴）均与失望的语境不符。

5.5.

A words

B wish

C story

D lie

解析：选C。C 这里指Amy向格林先生“讲述”了她种子的情况，即她遇到的“事情”或“故事”。选项A（话语，通常指具体说的话）、B（愿望）、D（谎言）都不准确。

6.6.

A Or

B But

C So

D Yet

解析：选C。C 前句格林先生说自己花了很长时间，而Amy才花了几天，这是原因。后句“你需要耐心”是结果。因此用表示因果关系的“所以”。选项A（或者）、B（但是）、D（然而）均表示转折。

7.7.

A how

B when

C what

D where

解析：选C。C 考查宾语从句引导词。从句中“said”缺少宾语，表示“他所说的内容”，应用“what”引导。其他选项（如何、何时、何地）在从句中作状语，不符合语法。

8.8.

A Unluckily

B Patiently

C Luckily

D Impolitely

解析：选A。A 前文说土壤已经泥泞不堪，又下起大雨，这对种子来说是“不幸的”。选项B（耐心地）、C（幸运地）、D（不礼貌地）均不符合语境。

9.9.

A bought

B checked

C painted

D collected

解析：选B。B 格林先生作为种植能手，面对Amy的问题，最合理的反应是“检查”一下土壤。选项A（买）、C（油漆）、D（收集）均不合理。

10.10.

A time

B water

C food

D heat

解析：选A。A 这是全文的核心主旨。格林先生一直在强调“耐心”，即植物生长需要“时间”。其他选项（水、食物、热量）都是具体条件，但此处强调的是抽象的时间过程。

11.11.

A test

B advice

C present

D box

解析：选B。B 前文格林先生给了建议（需要耐心/时间），这次Amy听从了他的“建议”。选项A（测试）、C（礼物）、D（盒子）均不符合。

12.12.

A teach

B help

C treat

D tell

解析：选D。D Amy发现嫩芽后，跑去找格林先生，目的是“告诉”他这个好消息。选项A（教）、B（帮助）、C（款待）均不符合。

13.13.

A at

B with

C from

D without

解析：选B。B “with patience”是固定搭配，意为“带着耐心”。其他介词搭配不当。

14.14.

A offered

B received

C became

D protected

解析：选C。C 金色花瓣长出来，最终“变成”了一朵向日葵。选项A（提供）、B（收到）、D（保护）均不符合事物发展的结果。

15.15.

A road

B rose

C secret

D shop

解析：选C。C 首段奶奶说种下种子就会明白它的“秘密”，此处首尾呼应，秘密就是“耐心”。选项A（道路）、B（玫瑰）、D（商店）均无依据。